Memory of the day: Railways used for the first time as public transport in 1825

CAIRO – 27 September 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on September 27.

622 - The arrival of the Prophet Mohammad to Medina from Mecca in what is known as the Prophet's migration.

1822 - French Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion deciphers ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs after studying the Rosetta Stone.

1825 - The first use of the railway as a public transport.