Osun Defender History Corner: October 27th In Focus
Today on the history corner, we took a trip down, in the realm of flashback and we were able to recall some events that marked this day.
October 27th, 312
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have had his famous vision of a cross, leading to his conversion to Christianity.
October 27th, 1275
Traditional founding date of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
October 27th, 1492
Christopher Columbus and his crew first spotted land in the Americas, likely an island in the Bahamas.
October 27th, 1904
The first New York City Subway line officially opened, running from City Hall to 145th Street in Manhattan.
October 27th, 1914
The British Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet, under Admiral Jellicoe, defeated the Imperial German Navy in the Battle of Heligoland Bight during World War I.
October 27th, 1962
Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 spy plane is shot down over Cuba.
October 27th, 1978
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 27th, 1986
The International Red Cross recognized the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
October 27th, 1992
United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler Jr. was brutally murdered in a hate crime, raising awareness of anti-LGBT violence in the military.
October 27th, 2004
The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, breaking the “Curse of the Bambino.”
October 27th, 2011
The world’s population reached 7 billion, according to estimates by the United Nations.
October 27th, 2013
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft successfully entered Mars’ orbit to study its atmosphere and climate.
October 27th, 2018
A mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, resulted in 11 fatalities.
October 27th, 2019
The United Kingdom extended the deadline for its withdrawal from the European Union to January 31, 2020.
October 27th, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire to end the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, brokered by Russia.
October 27th, 2020
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu.
October 27th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the world, with ongoing efforts to develop vaccines and treatments.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on October 27th. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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