1. 1682:
On October 27, 1682, William Penn arrived in New Castle, Delaware, on his second visit to America. His original goal was to inspect his lands and governance in Pennsylvania, but he began his first journey there by stopping in Delaware to attend to administrative details.

2. 1798:
On this day in 1798, the name and boundaries of Delaware's "Three Counties" were defined by the Delaware General Assembly. The Delaware River Counties (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex) were established, and all of the state's corporate and legal matters were handled by state officials in New Castle until 1881.

3. 1869:
Thomas C. Harris, Delaware's future Governor, was born on October 27, 1869. Harris spent his early days in Georgetown, where he worked odd jobs before entering politics. He became the first Sussex County-born governor in 1905.

4. 1927:
On October 27, 1927, The Golden Age of Aviation began when the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh made a historic flight from Wilmington, Delaware, to St. Louis, Missouri. This flight brought Lindbergh to national attention, and he would later become an even more well-known celebrity after his flight to Paris.

5. 1983:
On October 27, 1983, Bill Roth, a US Senator from Delaware, sponsored the first comprehensive tax reform bill since World War II. The bill, which ultimately passed in both the House and Senate, provided sweeping tax cuts that made it easier for middle-class Americans to buy homes, save for college, and start businesses. It proved to be a critical piece of legislation as the country recovered from the recession of the early 1980s.