FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023

1775 — U.S. Navy established

1787 — Federalist letters start appearing in NY newspapers

1795 — Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi

1810 — U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain

1904 — World's 1st subway, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in NYC, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel

1916 — First published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)

1925 — Water skis patented by Fred Waller

1938 — DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon"

1948 — Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev

1972 — Golden Gate National Recreation Area created

1979 — St Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of UK (Nat'l Day)

1982 — China announces its population at 1 billion people plus

1985 — Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's

1987 — South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution