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Charles Darwin was born on this day in Shrewsbury, England. He was born to Robert (father) and Susan (mother).
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Darwin had his first scientific discovery. He used a microscope to observe larvae moving around freely. Although someone else took the credit, Darwin was the one that discovered it.
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Charles get married with his cousin Emma Wedgwood in Maer.
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On this day Charles Darwin first, publicly, stated his views on evolution in an article titled "On the Origin of Species." In this work, he stated that humans evolved throughout the years and generations; evolving from one to the next, into the beings that we are today. This paper received a lot of backlash from the scientific community. This paper rocked the status quo that was believed in the scientific community at the time.
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He was awarded by the Wollaston Medal because of his evolution theory
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He in Down House, Downe, United Kingdom
