1858CE
Birth
Theodore Roosevelt Born
26th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he championed conservation, trust-busting, and progressive reforms, and led the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War.
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October 27
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1904CE
Invention
New York City Subway opens
The first underground subway system in New York City officially opens, revolutionizing urban transit in the metropolis.
1991CE
Politics
Poland's first free elections
Poland holds its first completely free parliamentary elections, cementing its transition from communism to democracy.