History of October 27

 

History of October 27

History of today

Important events of this day in the history of the country and the world

Important events of October 27

• 1644: The Second Battle of Newbury is fought during the English Civil War, resulting in a stalemate.
• 1682: The city of Philadelphia in the province of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn.
• 1775: King George III of Great Britain announces a rebellion by the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.
• 1795: The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between the Spanish colonies and the United States.
• 1806: After the defeat of Prussia in the Battle of Jena-Oerstedt, the French army led by Napoleon entered Berlin.
• 1838: The Mormon Trail is established as the first Mormon pioneers set out from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley.
• 1864: Lieutenant William B. Cushing escorted the torpedo boat Picket Boat No. 1 upriver to Plymouth, North Carolina, and attacked CSS Albemarle at her berth, sinking her with a spar torpedo.
• 1881: James A. After Garfield's assassination, Chester A. Arthur is sworn in as the 21st President of the United States.
• 1904: The first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) subway, is inaugurated in New York City.
• 1914: Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was born.
• 1917: The Brazilian army joined the First World War on behalf of the Allies.
• 1929: The New York Stock Exchange fell 40%, the largest one-day decline in its history.
• 1936: The German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact was signed.
• 1941: The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) was hit by a Japanese submarine with a torpedo, but survived.
• 1944: American forces liberated the city of Aachen, Germany, from Nazi occupation.
• 1954: U.S. Air Force Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American wing commander of an all-white unit.
• 1956: The Suez Crisis begins with the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt.
• 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis begins.
• 1973: The Syrian-Egyptian attack on Israel begins, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
• 1978: Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their negotiations that resulted in the Camp David Accords.
• 1989: The Velvet Revolution begins in Czechoslovakia, leading to the overthrow of the communist government.
• 1991: The Yugoslavian War begins when the Croatian Army launches a counter-offensive against the Croatian National Guard.
• 1998: The Good Friday Agreement is signed, bringing an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
• 2001: The US-led invasion of Afghanistan begins in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
• 2009: The US House of Representatives passes the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
• 2018: A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 11 people.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

27 October is also celebrated as World Audiovisual Heritage Day. The day was established in 2005 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to raise awareness of the importance of preserving audiovisual heritage and promote action to protect it.

Audiovisual heritage includes a wide range of materials such as films, television programmes, radio broadcasts and sound recordings. It is a valuable part of our cultural memory and provides insight into our history, values and beliefs.