"Today is Monday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2025. There are 65 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. The team's 86-year championship drought was known as the Curse of the Bambino. Also on this date: In 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published."
"In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. In 1995, a sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 others during an outdoor physical training session at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Paratrooper William J. Kreutzer was convicted in the shootings and condemned to death; the sentence was later commuted to life in prison.)"
Oct. 27 includes several notable events. On Oct. 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals and ending the 86-year "Curse of the Bambino." In 1962 a U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba, killing Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. In 1995 a sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 during a training session. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch devastated parts of Central America. In 2018 a gunman killed 11 at the Tree of Life synagogue. In 2019 IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid. In 2023 Israel disrupted communications and increased bombardment in Gaza.
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