A Year In History: 1827

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This Year in History:

1827

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

February 27

New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi Gras

On February 27, 1827, a group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations. The…

Holidays

September 19

Jim Bowie stabs a Louisiana banker with his famous knife

After a duel turns into an all‑out brawl on September 19, 1827, Jim Bowie disembowels a banker on a sandbar near the eastern shore of the Mississippi River, with an…

Westward Expansion

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New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi Gras

Jim Bowie stabs a Louisiana banker with his famous knife

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