π The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens (1825)
Where: Shildon, County Durham
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π On This Day: September 27
September 27, 1825: The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens. On 27 September 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in north-east England. The steam locomotive Locomotion No. 1, driven by George Stephenson, pulled a train of coal and people. The day is remembered as the beginning of public railways using steam locomotives.
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- 2008 π Astronaut Zhai Zhigang climbed out of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft in 2008 and waved a flag, becoming the first Chinese person to walk in space.
π§ Question of the day
Who drove Locomotion No. 1?
- George Stephenson
- Henry Ford
- Thomas Edison
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Answer: George Stephenson
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What happened on September 27?
September 27, 1825: The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens. It happened in Shildon, County Durham.
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