Cleveland History
October 27, 1912 – The City Club of Cleveland was formally established as a nonpartisan forum for civic dialogue and free speech. Known as “Cleveland’s Citadel of Free Speech,” it remains one of the oldest continuously operating independent public discussion forums in the United States.
World History
October 27, 1978 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their negotiations that led to the Camp David Accords and paved the way for the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.
October 28, 1918 – The independent state of Czechoslovakia was officially proclaimed, marking its separation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire as World War I neared its end.
October 29, 1929 – Known as Black Tuesday, the U.S. stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression. It remains one of the most devastating financial collapses in global economic history.
November 1, 1950 – An assassination attempt was made on U.S. President Harry S. Truman at Blair House in Washington, D.C., where he was staying during White House renovations. Truman was unharmed, though one of his guards was killed.
November 2, 1976 – Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. He became the first president from the Deep South since the Civil War.
