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Charles Darwin graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a B.A. degree.
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Employed as ship's naturalist, Charles Darwin left England aboard the HMS Beagle.
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The HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, finally reaches the Galapagos Islands.
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Darwin returned to England after a five-year voyage on the Beagle.
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Charles Darwin received a monograph from Alfred Russel Wallace which essentially summarized Darwin's own theories on evolution, inspiring him to publish his work sooner than he planned.
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Charles Darwin began writing his book, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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Charles Darwin's book, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, is first published. All 1,250 copies of the first printing were sold out on the very first day.
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Charles Darwin's book, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, went into its second edition. 3,000 copies were made.
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Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of the Church of England engaged in their famous debate on Darwin's theory of evolution.
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Charles Darwin published a book about his grandfather, titled the Life of Erasmus Darwin.
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Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signed into law a prohibition against the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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The Supreme Court found that Arkansas' law prohibiting the teaching of evolution was unconstitutional because the motivation was based on a literal reading of Genesis, not science.
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A federal judge found that Arkansas' "balanced treatment" law mandating equal treatment of creation science with evolution was unconstitutional.
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In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana's "Creationism Act" because it violated the Establishment Clause.
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that school boards have the right to prohibit teaching creationism because such lessons would constitute religious advocacy.