THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 27
September 27 in history
What happened on September 27: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1825, 1940 and 1993, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Stockton & Darlington Railway
27 Sep 1825 — George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 pulls coal wagons and a passenger coach from Shildon, through Darlington, to Stockton. The railway is built first to serve a colliery, and it becomes the world’s first public steam railway.
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— Tripartite Pact
27 Sep 1940 — Germany, Italy and Japan sign a mutual-defense pact in Berlin. It is aimed at keeping America out of the wars in both oceans. The Axis has become a world system.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE ROAD TO WAR MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Fall of Sukhumi
27 Sep 1993 — Abkhaz forces captured Abkhazia’s capital, helped by volunteers from the North Caucasus and Russian military units. More than 200,000 Georgians fled or were driven out: most of the region’s Georgian population.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE REMAKING THE STATE MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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