Today is Monday, October 27, the 301st day of 2008. There are 65 days left in the year.
1904 _ World's first 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)
1920 _ League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva
1925 _ Water skis patented by Fred Waller
1938 _ DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called ``nylon"
1954 _ Walt Disney's first TV show, ``Disneyland," premieres on ABC
1969 _ Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders
1982 _ China announces its population at 1 billion people plus
1985 _ Thieves steal nine paintings, including five Monet's and two Renoir's
1987 _ South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution