Historical 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
- Aug 29 Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil
- Dec 26 Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December]
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Did You Know?
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
Paul Kruger
Eli Whitney
Antonio Salieri
Pierre Charles L'EnfantFamous People in 1825
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van BeethovenWorld Leaders in 1825
John Quincy Adams
Robert Jenkinson
Famous Weddings
- May 15 Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm (39) weds Henriette Dorothea
- May 21 Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia
1825 in Pictures
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 24Fear 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
