Important Events
- Jan 27 US Congress approves Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for the forced relocation of the Eastern Indian tribes via the "Trail of Tears"
- Feb 22 Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary
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Did You Know?
George Stephenson's "Locomotion No. 1" becomes the 1st steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England
On September 27, 1825
Famous People Born in 1825
- Jan 10 Alexander Travis Hawthorn, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Conecuh County, Alabama (d. 1899)
- Jan 11 Bayard Taylor, U.S. poet and writer (d. 1878
- Jan 12 Joseph Robert Davis, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1896)
- Jan 18 Edward Frankland, Lancaster, U.K, British structural chemist who co-discovered helium and developed the theory of valence
- Jan 21 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
World Leaders in 1825
John Quincy Adams
6th US President- Robert Jenkinson
British Prime Minister
John Quincy Adams
Robert JenkinsonFamous People in 1825
- Franz Schubert
Composer - Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van BeethovenFamous Weddings
- May 15 Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm (39) weds Henriette Dorothea
- May 21 Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia
Antonio Salieri
Eli Whitney
Pierre Charles L'EnfantArticles on Events in 1825
![The Man Who Re-wrote 'Offensive' Shakespeare]()
The Man Who Re-wrote 'Offensive' Shakespeare
Thomas Bowdler, the man who re-wrote Shakespeare to remove the "offensive" bits, died on this day and added a new word – bowdlerise – to the language.
February 24, 1825![Fear as First Passenger Train Reaches 15mph]()
Fear as First Passenger Train Reaches 15mph
The steam engine Locomotion No. 1 took passengers for a ride on this day – the first in the world to do so and, for at least one person, at frightening speed.
September 27, 1825
