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Born in England
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Charles starts a prestigious school called shrewsbury
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Charles father pulled him out of school due to his failing grades.
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Charles starts coming up with his own theories about living things and their origins. He began studying aquatic animals.
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In 1826 Charles joined the Plinian Society. In 1827 he presented his first documented paper to them.
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Charles starts attending Christ's College where he begins studying bugs and their life cycles. He finds it incredibly interesting.
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Charles had joined the Beagle voyage and had the opportunity to sail to South America and study the animals, insects and culture there.
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Charles started writing his theories of mutations out he was documenting mutations and evolutions of animals within their species.
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In 1839 Charles took a wife. A wife that also happened to be his cousin. Her name was Emma.
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Charles believed he would be ridiculed for his theory on evolution and possibly even murdered; he gave his wife very specific instructions on what to do with the writings if he died.
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Charles was given the most prestigious science award known as the Copley Medal. It is awarded by the Royal society of London.
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Charles Darwin impacted science greatly and irritated the religious people with his theory of evolution. In 1882 Charles died.
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