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September 27

2 sourced moments from September 27 in history: Champollion announced he had decoded hieroglyphs (1822); and The first public steam railway opened in England (1825).

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2 things happened on September 27

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1825 Technology · Transportation

The first public steam railway opened in England

On September 27, 1825, a flag-bearer on horseback led the world's first public steam railway out of Darlington.

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1822 Language & Communication · Writing Systems

Champollion announced he had decoded hieroglyphs

On September 27, 1822, a young scholar read a letter to Paris's academy that finally cracked Egypt's silent script.

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