Skip to main content
Edition No. 93 · GlobalEst. 2026
PLANET EARTH NEWS
Network
S&P 5007,376.86-2.68%Dow Jones51,285.73-0.94%Nasdaq24,579.42-3.37%FTSE 10010,673.94-0.52%DAX25,820.36+0.01%Nikkei 22557,434.77-9.25%Hang Seng24,481.86+5.10%EUR/USD1.1143-0.13%GBP/USD1.3356-0.22%Gold4,074.90+3.41%Crude Oil90.83-5.47%Bitcoin75,577.55-6.00%S&P 5007,376.86-2.68%Dow Jones51,285.73-0.94%Nasdaq24,579.42-3.37%FTSE 10010,673.94-0.52%DAX25,820.36+0.01%Nikkei 22557,434.77-9.25%Hang Seng24,481.86+5.10%EUR/USD1.1143-0.13%GBP/USD1.3356-0.22%Gold4,074.90+3.41%Crude Oil90.83-5.47%Bitcoin75,577.55-6.00%
Back to news
This Day in History

This Day in History: October 27

Test your knowledge of significant historical events that occurred on October 27 throughout the centuries.

Date: 2026-10-27

1. On October 27, 1904, which major city opened the first underground and underwater rail system in the United States?

2. In 1978, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to leaders from which two countries for their efforts toward peace?

3. In 1659, two Quakers were executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for violating a law that banned them from the colony. What were their names?

4. On October 27, 1999, a tragic shooting occurred in the parliament building of which nation, resulting in the deaths of Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and others?

5. The first of 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers, which argued for the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, appeared in print on October 27 of which year?