Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 83 degrees (1927)

Low temperature: 24 degrees (1942)

Precipitation: 1.56 inches (1947)

Snowfall: 2.7 inches (1967)

1914: An explosion at the Franklin Coal and Coke Co. mine in downstate Royalton (near Carbondale) killed 52 workers. It was determined a miner’s lamp came in contact with a pocket of gas that ignited the blast.

1969: The Chicago production of the musical “Hair” opened at the Shubert Theater in Chicago.

“The whole thing turns into a house party at the finale, with the cast inviting members of the audience to co

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