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Charles Darwin was born into a well endowed family in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Along with enough money to fund his later explorations, his grandfather before him also studied evolution.
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Charles Darwin leaves on a five-year journey aboard the HMS Beagle. During this time he did his research in the Galapagos Islands.
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Charles Darwin first arrives, on his voyage on the Beagle, to the Galapagos Islands. It was after observing the specimines here that he began to form his theory on evolution.
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Darwin returns after his five-year expedition
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Charles Darwin marries his first cousin, Emma Darwin, at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Maer. They lived toghether and had many children, like their eldest daughter, Anne Darwin.
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Out of their ten children, Charles Darwin's first daughter was almost undoubtably his favorite. Emma Darwin was born on this day.
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Dr. Robert Waring Darwin died on this date. His large fortune was left to Erasmus and Charles Darwin, which helped largly to fund Charles' research.
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Anne Darwin, the oldest daughter of Charles and Emma Darwin, died of disease believed to be tuberculosis. This event lead Charles away from the Christian church forever.
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Charles Darwin recves the Royal Medal, an award granted by the queen of England only once every year, for natural history. It is one of the most outstanding awards in the field of Biology
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Along with Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin makes a public announcement of his discovery of the theory of evolution, but has yet to publish his book.
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Charles Darwin publishes his findings in the book 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. The book was originally unpopular amoungst radical religious groups, even though the origin of man was not discussed directly.
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Charles Darwin, after having a stroke in March of the same year, dies of a heart attack. He was burried in Westminster Abbey in London.
