History for October 27
History for October 27 - On-This-Day.comTheodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858 - 1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.
- 1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
- 1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
- 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
- Disney movies, music and books
- 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.
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