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This day in history
Found a few interesting tidbits for you...
"On this date in history: Wednesday, October 27th
The 301st day of 2004.
There are 65 days left in the year.
1787 The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City.
1880 Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.
1914 Author-poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.
1938 Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
1947 ''You Bet Your Life,'' starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio.
1967 Expo '67 closed in Montreal.
1978 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1997 The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
2002 Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record held by Walter Payton.
2002 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country's first elected leftist leader."
Oh yeah... good morning all.
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