历史上的今天:10月27日

Today's Highlight in History:
On October 27th, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification¹（批准，认可） of the United States Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.

On this date:
In 1858, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City.

In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.

In 1904, the first rapid transit² subway（高速交通）, the IRT, opened in New York City.

In 1914, author-poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.

In 1922, the first annual celebration of Navy Day took place.

In 1938, Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic³ yarn⁴（合成纤维纱）: "nylon."

In 1947, "You Bet Your Life," starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio. (It later became a television show on NBC.)

In 1954, Walt Disney's first television program, titled "Disneyland" after his yet-to-be completed theme park, premiered on ABC.

In 1967, "Expo `67" closed in Montreal, Canada.

In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.

Ten years ago: The Senate gave final legislative⁵ approval to a record package of taxes and spending cuts, hours after the House approved the plan. Death claimed bandleader Xavier Cugat at age 90 and author Elliott Roosevelt at age 80.

Five years ago: A sniper（狙击兵） killed one soldier and wounded 18 others at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Paratrooper William J. Kreutzer was later convicted in the shootings, and condemned⁶ to death.) Thousands rallied（集会，重振旗鼓） in Montreal for national unity⁷ three days before a referendum（公民投票，请示书） on whether Quebec should secede（退出，脱离）.

One year ago: In the first debate of the Democratic presidential race, Al Gore⁸ sought to stem his decline in the polls by attacking rival Bill Bradley's health care and spending plans. The US federal budget surplus was put at $123 billion in 1998, marking the first back-to-back surpluses since the 1950's. The New York Yankees won their second straight World Series sweep, defeating the Atlanta Braves in game four, 4-to-1.