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Charles Darwin is born in England. His father is a doctor.
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The Timeline of Charles Darwin.
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Charles' father enrolled him at Shrewsbury School where Charles stayed for many years.
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Charles was taken out of school at Shrewsbury because he had bad grades. His father wanted him to do better.
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Charles was taken out of school at Shrewsbury because he had bad grades. His father wanted him to do better.
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Charles became part of the Beagle Voyage, which included sailing to South America for documentation of the creatures found there.
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Charles married a woman names Emma Wedgewood. Emma was actually Charles' cousin.
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Charles began working on a paper for his theory called natural selection.
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Charles' book was titled On The Origin Of Species By Natural Selection.
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Charles was presented the Copley medal, the highest scientific award of the Royal Society of London.
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Charles Darwin died and was buried at Westminster Abbey. His discoveries in the scientific world helped pave the way for free thinking, and his theories still live on today.