On Oct. 27, 1651, Limerick, Ireland, surrendered to the...

October 27, 1986

On Oct. 27, 1651, Limerick, Ireland, surrendered to the British after a lengthy siege.

In 1795, the Treaty of San Lorenzo between the United States and Spain settled Florida`s northern boundary and gave navigation rights on the Mississippi River to the U.S.

In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte`s forces occupied Berlin.

In 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the U.S., was born in New York City.

In 1880, on his 22d birthday, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.

In 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened in New York City.

In 1938, DuPont chemists announced the invention of nylon.

In 1966, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed termination of South Africa`s mandate over Namibia.

In 1969, at least 21 people were killed and 6,000 left homeless by an earthquake in Yugoslavia.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced the first sale of American corn to China.

In 1975, the Puerto Rican nationalist group FALN said it was behind nine bomb blasts at government buildings, corporate offices and banks in New York, Washington and Chicago.

In 1978, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.