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Birthday
Charles Darwin is born. -
Fun Fact
Charles Darwin hated school and left the Shrewsbury school he attended. He was deemed unsuccessful and spent a summer with his father doing medical rounds. -
The Beginning of Evolution
Darwin conducts his first experiment to prove that seeds and animals can reach oceanic islands, where they could possibly produce new species. -
Theory of Evolution by natural selection
Darwin writes "On the Origin of Species" where he first formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin also studied various finches on the Galapagos Islands, all of which had beaks that varied in size and shape, supporting his theory. -
The spread of Darwinism
Darwinism begins to dominate the views of the British Association. Hundreds of years later, Darwinism is still studied all across the world. -
Darwin Passes Away
After a good, long life of science and research, Charles Darwin passes away due to a number of health complications at the age of 73. -
YouTube video on the theory of evolution
