15 September in history.

1830

The first passenger railway. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened, the first railway to run all its trains on a timetable with steam locomotives.

Wikipedia: Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Photo: A.B. Clayton / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 15 September

1. 

   1791

   The Rights of Woman

   Olympe de Gouges published a declaration that women should have the same rights as men.

   Wikipedia: Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female CitizenWikipedia: Olympe de Gouges

   Photo: Alexander Kucharsky / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1835

   Darwin reaches the Galápagos

   HMS Beagle arrived at the Galápagos Islands. What Darwin saw there helped shape his ideas about evolution.

   Wikipedia: Galápagos IslandsWikipedia: Charles Darwin

   Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3. 

   1978

   Ali wins the title a third time

   Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks to become heavyweight champion for the third time.

   Wikipedia: Muhammad Ali

   Photo: Ira Rosenberg / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1981

   The John Bull runs again

   The 150-year-old locomotive John Bull steamed again, the oldest working steam locomotive in the world.

   Wikipedia: John Bull (locomotive)

   Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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