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1800-1950,
The time Darwin was in was the Colonization Era. Nations went out to explore. When they discovered new places, they colonized them. Darwin didn't colonize but he did explore. -
He was born in Shrewbury, England. He was the first evolutionist in the world. He thought that species all descended from one common ancestor. His curiosity for nature has helped him observe the world.
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Darwin was curious and loved nature from birth. He was a born naturalist.
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1825,
He was sent to a university to study medicine. He hated it. -
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Dec. 27, 1831,
Darwin gets an opportunity of a lifetime to go on the Beagle to explore places and to study them. -
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Sept. 15, 1835,
When arriving the Galápagos Islands, he began his theory of evolution. He noticed the birds were slightly different on each island. -
Jan. 29, 1839,
Darwin marries his cousin, Emma Wedgewood. -
Dec. 27, 1839,
Since he married Wedgewood, he got children. They had 10 in all. 3 died at early age, sadly. -
Nov. 24, 1859,
When he finally publishes it, England goes in an uproar. It tells how living things evolved into what we know them as today. -
Nov. 24, 1859,
When Darwin published The Origin of Species, he must have been brave. What if he was thrown in jail? -
Today,
Today, many scientists believe in evolution because of Darwin.
