10-27-2007, 10:27 AM
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October 27th
1466 ~ Birthday of Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philosopher.
1728 ~ Birthday of James Cook, British Captain and explorer.
1787 ~ The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published.
1811 ~ Birthday of Isaac Singer, inventor of the sewing machine.
1904 ~ New York’s first rapid transit subway opened.
1914 ~ Birthday of Dylan Thomas, British poet and writer. If you’ve never heard Richard Burton read Under Milk Wood, you have a treat in store for you!
1932 ~ Birthday of Sylvia Plath, American poet.
1991 ~ Turkmenistan achieved independence from the Soviet Union.
2002 ~ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected President of Brazil.
2005 ~ Riots begin in Paris after the deaths of two Muslim teenagers.
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