On This Day In History
26 October 1863. 12 London football clubs met at the Freemasons’ Tavern in London to form the Football Association. After six meetings, the FA came up with 13 fundamental rules of Association Football, which were approved in the FA Minute Book on 8 December 1863. pic.twitter.com/LMDZjZT5Kj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
26 October 1905. Sweden accepted the independence of Norway, following a referendum in that country, which had taken place on 13 August 1905. pic.twitter.com/vAtVdneOiN
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
26 October 1929. All of London’s buses began to be painted predominantly red (pictured is a 1930 model). In fact, the bus roofs remained largely white, to reflect sunlight, and thereby reduce heating in the summer. pic.twitter.com/tL9Fr4jUz1
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
26 October 1952. Hollywood star, Hattie McDaniel, died (aged 59). She was best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and thereby became the first African-American to win an Oscar. pic.twitter.com/JgaCl2cbbT
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
26 October 1962. The Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, offered to end the Cuban Missile Crisis by taking missile bases out of Cuba, in exchange for a promise by the US government not to invade Cuba. pic.twitter.com/xTsUf6hGjp
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
26 October 1999. The House of Lords voted in favour of ending the right of hereditary peers to vote in the upper chamber. It ended the 800-year-old right of hereditary peers to sit at Westminster, which was only curtailed for an 11 year period during the English Civil War. pic.twitter.com/Ocu8GO3eUX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Girls in the Window by Ormond Gigli (1960). pic.twitter.com/4TCq6g8WrR
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 26, 2022
October 27th
312 Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross
1795 Pinckney's Treaty [Treaty of San Lorenzo] signed by Spain and US, establishing the southern boundary of the US and giving Americans right to navigate the Mississippi River
1962 Black Saturday during the Cuban Missile Crisis: An American spy plane is shot down over Cuba and the navy drops warning depth charges on Soviet submarines
1982 China announces its population has reached 1 billion plus people
1986 British government deregulates financial markets in a "Big Bang", enhancing London's status as a financial capital while increasing income inequality
Did You Know?
DuPont announces its new synthetic polyamide fiber will be called "nylon"
Today in History in 1938
Would You Believe?
First section of New York subway - Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem, opened by Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), fare one nickel
Today in History in 1904
This day 116 years ago - 27 October 1904 - the New York City Subway opened for the first time.
It was Irish contractor John B. McDonald - born in Fermoy, Co Cork - who oversaw its construction after his bid was accepted.
Today, it is the world's largest rapid transit system. pic.twitter.com/P1vL43mEKZ
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 27, 2020
This day 35 years ago – 27 October 1983 – Irish soldier Michael McAleavey shot dead three of his colleagues in South Lebanon.
McAleavey's corporal had taken him to task for using anti-Semitic slurs against Israeli soldiers. McAleavey then shot him, along with two other soldiers. pic.twitter.com/qYMGg9exAV
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 27, 2018
#OTD in 1922, Tillie Klimek was arrested in Chicago for the murder of her third husband. In fact she was a serial killer and had probably killed fourteen people by poisoning, including husbands whom she killed for their life insurance. https://t.co/ed8Zmpg9Jl pic.twitter.com/PhOUGMo4rc
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 27, 2022
On this day in 1986, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act was signed into law, creating federal sentencing disparities for crimes involving powder cocaine vs. crack cocaine despite no differing biological impact. https://t.co/fDg0ZpFbR2
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) October 27, 2022
27 October 1858. Roland Macy opened the famous Macy’s Department Store in New York City. The flagship store covers almost an entire New York City block, with about 1.1 million square feet of retail space. The store organises the annual Thanksgiving Parade. pic.twitter.com/kT1mdi5xwj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1904. The first line of the New York City underground system was officially opened. An average of 5:66 million passengers used the system daily, before the pandemic. making it the busiest transit system in the USA, and 7th busiest in the world. pic.twitter.com/rhPOIT4jHU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1957. Football legend, Glenn Hoddle, was born in Hayes, Middlesex. His heyday was with Spurs and he played 53 times for England. However, the comments he made about disabled people in a Times interview resulted in his dismissal as England manager in 1999. pic.twitter.com/j7cYmxOgw5
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1962. Rudolf Anderson (aged 35), of the US Air Force, became the only casualty of the Cuban missile crisis when his high-altitude Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba. pic.twitter.com/NoJtpqJi0g
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1967. The Abortion Act, allowing women abortions for medical reasons, was given Royal assent. It became operative on 27 April 1968. pic.twitter.com/OLi7zeuyCU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1978. Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat (left), and Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin (right), were named joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement came shortly after the Camp David talks, which led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty. pic.twitter.com/FDrHC0qqg7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022
27 October 1986. The British government, led by Margaret Thatcher, deregulated financial markets in what became known as the “Big Bang”. In one fell swoop, the City of London moved to electronic trading, and became a financial stock market centre to rival New York’s Wall Street. pic.twitter.com/HPA9U4o5K8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2022