This Day in History
Today: December 27, 2025
537
The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated.[1]
1512
The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.[2]
1521
The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.[3]
1655
Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.[4]
1657
The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.[5]
1703
Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which allows Portugal to export wines to England on favorable trade terms.[6]
1814
War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner USS Carolina brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.<span class="mw-reflink...
1831
Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.[8]
1836
The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.[9]
1845
Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.[10]
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