World Record On October27

1682 – William Penn landed at New Castle, Delaware Colony, on his way to founding the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1914 – World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four more years.

1958 – General Ayub Khan (pictured) deposed Iskander Mirza to become the second President of Pakistan.

1992 – U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen R. Schindler Jr. was killed in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, a victim of a hate crime for being gay, which led to the U.S. Armed Forces' "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.

2011 – Michael D. Higgins was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any Irish politician in the history of the republic.

Source: Duta

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