Event:
In a BBC interview, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said it was 'impossible' for coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan
More Notable Events on October 27:
1978 Begin and Sadat win Nobel Peace prize
1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1969 Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders
1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller
1775 U.S. Navy forms
