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October 27

4 sourced moments from October 27 in history: The New York City subway opened (1904); Wallis Simpson's 1936 divorce didn't free her to marry; London's Big Bang rewired global finance in one day (1986), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on October 27

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2021 History · Archaeology

Tarim Basin mummies: DNA shows locals, not Western migrants

China's 'Western-looking' Bronze Age mummies turned out to be a genetically isolated local people descended from Ice Age Ancient North Eurasians.

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1986 Society & Economy · Economics

London's Big Bang rewired global finance in one day

On a single autumn morning in 1986, London tore up its trading rulebook and the City was never the same again.

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1936 History · Modern

Wallis Simpson's 1936 divorce didn't free her to marry

Her 25-minute Ipswich hearing produced only a provisional decree nisi, and the six-month wait it began is what alarmed Baldwin.

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1904 Technology · Transportation

The New York City subway opened

In 1904 New York buried its rapid transit underground, and 100,000 riders paid a nickel to see the future on opening night.

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