15 things that happened on an October 27th

TBH, I just needed an easy post, so I did a dive into the "October 27" Wiki page and then did some creative Google searches. These are in chronological order because of who I am as a person.

On October 27, 312 Constantine the Great said he received his Vision of the Cross
On October 27, 1275 was the "traditional founding" of Amsterdam
On October 27, 1838 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issued the Extermination Order, which ordered all Mormons to leave the state or be killed
On October 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt was born
On October 27, 1924 the Uzbek SSR was founded in the Soviet Union
On October 27, 1936 the Abdication Crisis takes place in the UK because Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtained her divorce, which opened the door for her to marry King Edward VIII, but only if he abdicated (which he did)
On October 27, 1955 Rebel Without a Cause premiered (the star, James Dean, had died about a month prior)
On October 27, 1962 Vasily Arkhipov refused to fire a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, which averted nuclear war
On October 27, 1981 "Under Pressure" was released in the US as a single by Queen and David Bowie
On October 27, 1998 Bill Clinton (as president) signed the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 into law (its intention was to promote religious freedom as a foreign policy of the US, to promote greater religious freedom in countries which engage in or tolerate violations of religious freedom, and to advocate on the behalf of individuals persecuted for their religious beliefs and activities in foreign countries)
On October 27, 2005 the day was declared to be World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by UNESCO (its intention was to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents)
On October 27, 2017 Catalonia declared independence from Spain
On October 27, 2024 Yomif Kejelcha set a men's half-marathon world record of 57 minutes and 30 seconds (he beat the previous record by 1 second)
On October 27, 2025 Prunella Scales (English actress) passed away
On October 27, 2026 A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I by Sarah J. Maas was published (this is the sixth installment of the ACOTAR series)

(Prompt by me)

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