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Birth of Charles Darwin
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Darwin began first year of medical school at Edinburgh
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Darwin began his second year of medical school at Edinburgh
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Darwin gave his first scientific speech at a meeting of the Plinian Society
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Darwin began studying for the clergy at Christ's College in Cambridge
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Took final exam at Christ's College and placed 10th out of 178 students
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Darwin graduated from Cambridge
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Darwin left on Beagle Voyage - choosen as a naturalist for a 2 year voyage to South America
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Darwin started out on his Andes expedition
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Beagle Voyage finally arrived home in England after four years, nine months, five days
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Gave first speech before Royal Geological Society in London
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Married his cousin Emma Wedgewood
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In a letter to George Waterhouse Darwin hinted at his belief in transmutation
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Darwin sent 189 page manuscript on transmutation sketch to a local Downe schoolmaster for editing
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Darwin's book "Geological Observations on South America" was complete
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Darwin sent an outline of his theory of natural selection to Asa Gray, professor of natural history at Harvard University
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Darwin first went public about his views on the evolution of species
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Darwin was awarded the Copley Medal; the highest honor bestowed by the Royal Society
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Darwin started working on his autobiography
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Darwin finished writing his autobiography
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Death of Charles Darwin
