Today is Thursday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2016. There are 65 days left in the year.

October 27, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

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On this date in:

1787: The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, is published.

1858: The 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is born in New York City.

1938: Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: “nylon.”

1941: The Chicago Daily Tribune dismisses the possibility of war with Japan, editorializing, “She cannot attack us. That is a military impossibility. Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective striking power of her fleet.”

1954: Walt Disney’s first television program, titled “Disneyland” after the yet-to-be completed theme park, premieres on ABC.

1995: A sniper kills one soldier and wounds 18 others at Fort Bragg, N.C.

2011: European leaders clinch a deal they hope will mark a turning point in their two-year debt crisis.

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1991: Youngstown State University officials hope a new five-year marketing plan will boost enrollment by 1,000 students. Enrollment fell by 291 for the fall 1991 quarter.

James Abicht, executive director of the Warren Trumbull Community Services Agency, the new administrator of the Head Start program in Warren, says the program had been so poorly administered by the Warren Board of Education that the preschool program was in danger of being defunded by the federal government.

Violent crime – murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault – increased by 112 percent during the first six months of 1991, compared with a year earlier.

1976: Testimony is taken behind closed doors by the state Public Fraud Commission meeting in Youngstown as part of its investigation into irregularities in the handling of worker’s compensation claims.

U.S. Rep. J. William Stanton, R-11 th, of Painesville tells a group at the 31st annual United Nations Day celebration on Federal Plaza that the U.N. is the last hope for world peace.

Youngstown Mayor Jack C. Hunter, Republican candidate for Congress, accuses U.S. Rep. Charles J. Carney, his Democratic opponent, of doing a disservice to the voters by refusing to debate him on the issues.

1966: John H. Krueger resigns as conductor of the Youngstown Philharmonic Orchestra.

A group of Youngstown teachers wants a special election for a school levy by Dec. 13. The Youngstown Education Association, which represents all certified staff members, notified the administration and school board of its decision to conduct a vigorous campaign.

Dr. Marvin O. Looney, president of the Mahoning Community College, tells members of the Youngstown Rotary Club that a 2-mill levy on the November ballot will provide a two-year education for many potential students.

General Fireproofing earns $2.5 million or $2.13 a share on record sales of $47 million in this year’s first nine months. GF directors boosted the dividend rate to 30 cents a share.

1941: Professional fur thieves who risked injury while walking along a 5-inch ledge, break into Goldie’s Fur Shop, West Federal Street, and escap with 15 to 20 expensive fur coats valued at $6,000.

William H. Burnett is appointed superintendent of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.’s Ohio Works blast furnaces, succeeding the late Carl Glaser.

Youngstown Superintendent of schools George A. Bowman says 3,000 are taking advantage of adult-education programs in the pubic schools. More than 600 are taking various national defense classes.