TODAY IN HISTORY - 27th Sept, 2025 - AfricaWorld News

By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.

History is a revelator, those who painstakingly bow to its terms are armed for greater exploits with minimal mistakes. (Again this is coming from V. John Simeon)

Take a look at some amazing events in the past that today in history has chronicled.

On this day in 1825, the world’s first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, was ceremonially opened with the engine Locomotion pulling wagons with coal and passengers from Shildon to Darlington to Stockton.

Still on this day in 1916, Iyasu V was proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.

Today in history reveals that on this day in 1998, the Google internet search engine retroactively claimed this date as its birthday.

Again, on this day in 2008, CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.

In 2019, on this day, over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.

According to today in history, Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer was born today in 1967.

Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor was born today in 1982.

Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer was born on this day in 1984.

Today is World Tourism Day (International). For the records, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has always celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.