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Born in Shropshire, England, on 18090212.
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Charles started the day school at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury before going to a nearby boarding school with his brother Erasmus
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Helps his father treat the local poor before going to U of Edinburgh med school
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Charles' grandfather's journal contains evolutionary idea. Charles reads it and gets the basic idea.
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Darwin screwed up in his medicine so his dad sends him to cambridge to study theology.
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Darwin goes on a five year voyage with his uncle Josian Wedgewood II.
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After travelling 3 years, HMS Beagle and Darwin arrived in Galapagos Islands. Darwin observed unique fauna and made notes about them which will help him in his theory of evolution
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HMS Beagle returns to Britain. Darwin spends 10 days with his parents before heading back to Cambridge to discuss Galapagos with his mentor, Henslow.
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Darwin writes notes about his time on Beagle. CAptain Fitzroy also contributes into it and makes his own notes.
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Darwin becomes secretary of Geological Society.
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Darwin marries Emma Wedgewood and they move to London. (his first cousin)
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Due to Darwin's health, the family moved to Down House to escape London. At first he hated, but it later became a very important place for him as a scientist and a family man.
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Anne Elizabeth Darwin, Darwin's favorite child, dies of illness. Another two of his children die at infancy.
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Darwin and Wallace both presented their work at the Linnean Society.
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Origin of species published, and internationally divided scientific community, from America to China. Darwin was too ill to speak publically, so he communicated through letters and articles.
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Charles Darwin dies. He is bured at Westminster Abbey, London, at the request of his scientific friends.