History for October 27

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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (Erasmus of Rotterdam) 1466 - Dutch Renaissance humanist, Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858, Emily Post (Price) 1873


Dylan Thomas 1914, John Cleese 1939 - Actor, comedian, Lee Greenwood 1942 - Singer


1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."


1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.


1925 - Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.


1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.


1947 - "You Bet Your Life," the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.


1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.


1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.


1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.