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Lamark made the theory of evolution that said the idea that traits could be acquired and then passed along to offspring.
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Darwin had his first interview with Fitzroy to be the ship's naturalist, but almost was rejected because of the shape of his nose.
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Charles Darwin finally sets abroad on The Beagle from England to begin his works as a naturalist.
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Charles finally reaches Galapagos islands and starts his research on finches and evoluiton
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Darwin receives a monograph from Alfred Russel Wallace that summarized his summarizes Darwin's theory on evolution that allows him to publish his works sooner
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Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was first published, and there were 1,250 sold the first day.
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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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Ernst Haeckel died in Jena, Germany. Haeckel was an influential zoologist whose work on evolution served to inspire some of the racist theories of the Nazis.
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Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signed law stating the probation of the teaching of evolution in schools.
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John Scopes challenged Tennessee law and tried getting the teaching of evolution back to schools.
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"Pope Pius XII issued the encyclical Humani Generis, condemning ideologies which threatened Roman Catholic faith but allowing that evolution did not necessarily conflict with Christianity."
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Supreme court deemed that Arkansas banning the teaching of evolution was unconstitutional.
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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 schools are allowed to not teach about creationism if it goes against religion.