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?
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 in 1825
World Leaders in 1825
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