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Linnaeus (evolution) (influential)
He attempted to classify all life into the classes, orders, genera, and species. -
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History of Evolution theories and ideas
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Events in World History
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Comte De Buffon (evolution) (influential)
Speculated that all living things evolve according to natural laws. -
The American Revolutionary War begins (world history)
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The American Revolutionary War ends (world history)
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United States Constitution is written (world histiory)
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George Washington is elected President of the United States (world history)
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Zoonomia (evolution) (influential)
This is a book written by Charles Darwin's grandfather. It explores evolution in great detail. -
Napoleon is crowned as Emperor of France (world history)
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Lamarck (evolution)
Proposed that all living things to become more complex over time. wrote "Philosophic Zoologique". -
War of 1812 begins (world history)
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Napoleon is beaten and exiled to St.Helena (world history)
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War of 1812 ends (world history)
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Cuvier (evolution)
Attempts to explane how catastrophic events wiped out many life forms billions of years ago. -
Monroe Doctrine is signed (world history)
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Lyell
Charles Lyell publishes a multi-volume book called "Principles of Geology". It argues that the earth was formed from slow and gradual forces. -
Beagle Voyage (evolution)
The journey that changed Charles Darwin from a clergyman to a man devoted to science. -
Lord Kelvin (evolution) (influential)
He said the world is 100 million years old but after discovering a fossil from sika, he says that the world is anywhere between 20 to 400 million years old. -
The Mexican-American War begins (world history)
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California gold rush (world history)
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The Mexican-American War ends (world history)
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Wallace (evolution) (influential)
Discoverd the theory of natural selection -
Origin of species (evolution)
The most influential book of evolution. Written by charles darwin. Explans how domestic animals evolve through time. -
American Civil War begins (world history)
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Mendel (evolution)
Mendel publishes a paper on how traits are inherited through generations. He shows how many traits are passes down in pairs of discreate units. -
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated (world history)
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The American Civil War ends (world history)
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Descent of Man (evolution)
To pass traits to future generations, people must not only be fit to surivive, but also must be irrisistable to the opposite sex. -
Horse Fossils (evolution) (influential)
Thomas Huyley and Charles Marsh piece together the evolution of horses using fossils. -
Radioactivity (evolution) (influential)
Becaverel uses radioactivity to date the Earth back to 4.3 billion old. -
Spanish-American War begins (world history)
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The Spanish-American War (world history)
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World War I begins (world history)
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World War I ends (world history)
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World War II begins (world history)
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NeoDarwinism (evolution)
Scientists have new interest in Genetics, uncovering nrw facts in Darwins theory's. -
The Cold War begins (world history)
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DDT (evolution)
A potent incestiside that is used to kill mosquitos, but some mosquitos who were mutanted are immune to it and grow an immunity to it. This makes this insectiside useless. -
DNA (evolution)
Discovery of the double helix bond helps us and scientists better understand how cells function and how they reproduce. -
Humans and Apes (evolution)
DNA codes further prove that humans and apes are indeed very similar to each other. -
United States Lunar landing (world history)
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Commodore PET is released (world history)
Is the first full featured personal computer developed by Commodore. -
DNA Codes (evolution)
Text made up of chemical letters. -
Human Genome (evolution)
Shows how closely related humans are with other species or animals in the world. Noticable is that we are 98% similiar to Chimpeezees. -
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