On this day in history...
DateTime:9/27/2009 11:20:23 AM

• 1492 - Lead pencils 1st used.
  
• 1900 - After 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens.
  
• 1901 - 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris.
  
• 1916 - Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control).
  
• 1951 - Winston Churchill re-elected British PM.
  
• 1954 - Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine.
  
• 1970 - "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers.
  
• 1985 - On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series.