On this day

27 September in history.

5 moments from 1822 to 2008: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Locomotion No. 1

1825

The Stockton and Darlington Railway. George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 pulled the opening train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public line to use steam engines.

Wikipedia: Stockton and Darlington Railway

Photo: Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

More from 27 September

  1. Jean-François Champollion

    1822

    Reading hieroglyphs

    Jean-François Champollion announced that he had worked out how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs, using the Rosetta Stone.

    Wikipedia: Jean-François Champollion

    Photo: Léon Cogniet / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Ford Model T

    1908

    The first Model T

    The first production Ford Model T was completed in Detroit.

    Wikipedia: Ford Model T

    Photo: ModelTMitch / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Rachel Carson , author of Silent Spring . Official photo as FWS employee. c. 1940

    1962

    Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson's book about the harm caused by pesticides was published and inspired the modern environmental movement.

    Wikipedia: Silent SpringWikipedia: Rachel Carson

    Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. China astronaut Zhai Zhigang. Taken at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6th Dec 2008

    2008

    China's first spacewalk

    Zhai Zhigang floated outside Shenzhou 7, the first Chinese spacewalk.

    Wikipedia: Zhai ZhigangWikipedia: Shenzhou 7

    Photo: Johnson Lau / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.