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Linnaeus divides all life on earth into kingdoms, classes, orders, and species.
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first US operahouse opens in Charleston,SC
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Spectulates life, evolves in accordance to natural laws. Suggests man and apes are similar and everything started from a single ancestor. (inspires darwin)
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Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal
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Erasmus Darwin suggests in his book, "Would it be too bold to imagine... all warm blooded animals arised from one living filament." (inspires Darwin)
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Royal Theatre in London's Dury Lane opens
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Things evolve to become more complex through time, vital forces in animals help them to adapt. (inspires Darwin)
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1st US geology book published by William Maclure
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Claims great catastrophies caused wipe outs in some species.
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Mississippi River steamboat service begins
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Believes in species having gradual changes and earth having no vestige of a beginnning. (inspires Darwin)
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"Mary Had A Little Lamb," is published
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Darwin brings back South American Fossils and animals from Galapagos to bud ideas of evolution.
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William IV is crowned King of Great Britain
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A push for Darwin to to publish his findings.
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1st use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by
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Darwins book over natural and artificial selections.
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Elevator patented
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Experiments with green and yellow peas to discover genes. (if only Darwin Knew)
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The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
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Stresses sexual selection is a driving force of life.
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Jesse James & his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000
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Huxley and March piece together horse fossils to show horse have adpated over time. (if only Darwin Knew)
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Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, & football
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Discovery of radioactivity leads to it being used more accurately by natural selection. (if only Darwin Knew)
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1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
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Mutations cause trait changes, those changes are then spread by natural selection. (if only Darwin Knew)
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Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (NYC
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Insecticide that killed many mosquitoes, some survived had kids who were immune then DDT was useless. (if only Darwin Knew)
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In the United Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Army as a driver.
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Double helix discovery helps scientists to comprehend genes. (if only Darwin Knew)
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Pres Harry Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb
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DNA shows a relationship between the man and apes. Humans and chimps may share 98% of the same genes. (if only Darwin Knew)
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Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat KC Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
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Text made up of chemical codes show how animals evolved.(if only Darwin Knew)
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Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
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Shows how close relation between humans and other species are. (if only Darwin Knew)
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Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
