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Peninsular War
On February 16, 1808, the Peninsular war took place. Napoleon invaded Spain and Kicked Charles IV out of power. Napoleon also raided many Spanish villages as well as taking over Barcelona and Pamplona (History.com). -
Charles Darwin was born
On February 12,1809 Charles Darwin was born. His father was Dr. Robert Waring Darwin and his mother was Susannah Darwin. He was born in Shrewsberry, England ( Karp 12). -
Printing Press
In 1810, The printing press was made. It was made by a German inventor named Johannes Gutenberg. It was a machine used to print letters onto paper to make mass printing easier (theinventors.org) -
War of 1812
In June, 1812, between the United States and the United Kingdom began. The British had the help of the native Americans and their american colonies. The war was over the Great Lakes that the American won the war (history.com). -
Charles Darwin attends Cambridge University
In 1828 Charles Darwin attended Cambridge University. He previously attended the University of Edinburgh as a medical student, as his father had done. However, Darwin didn't like medical school and decided to study botany and zoology (aboutdarwin.com) -
Darwin sets sail
On December 27, 1831 Charles Darwin set sail around the world. After graduating from Cambridge University, a professor asked him to go on a five year journey around the world, because he was the best botanist. He set sail at 28 years old on the HMS Beagle ( Karp 29). -
Darwin arrives at Cape Verde Islands
After setting sail in December 1831, the Beagle made its first stop at the Cape Verde Island of Santiago. He and some officers visited the village of Ribeira Grande to make detailed observations of a cuttle-fish that changed colors. He also discovered a white band of shells within a cliff face that raised questions for him ( Aboutdarwin.com). -
Darwin's Journal
In July, 1832, Charles Darwin started a journal. In this his kept all of his notes that he took during his worldwide trip. In this he also included drawing of rock formations and transmutations of animal species ( Horan 130). -
Natural Selection
In December 1832, Charles Darwin came up with natural selection. This meant that only the species that were best adapted to the environment would survive and reproduce. He continued this research for 20 years and was a main part of his work (Famousscientists.org). -
Darwin lands at Galapagos Islands
On September 18, 1835, Charles Darwin landed in the Galapagos Islands. There he collected many interesting specimens, including a buzzard, owls, mocking birds, finches, snakes, and turtles. He also collected every plant and flower he could to add to his collection ( Aboutdarwin.com) -
Daguerreotype invented
In 1837 the daguerreotype was invented. It was made by a man named Louis Daguerre. He used iodized silver plates to print out an image. It was the first version of a camera (History.com). -
Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgewood
On January 29, 1839, Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgewood. She was Darwin's first cousin. They had ten children, but three died during childbirth. Three of their sons became notable scientists ( Aboutdarwin.com) -
"The Origin of Species" is published
In 1859, after many years of research, Charles Darwin published his book. His book sold out immediately and was very popular. It was of all his findings, his theory of evolution, and natural selection ( Clark 59) -
Civil War
On April 12, 1861, the American Civil war started. This was an important event that happened in the United states between the North and the South. The war started over differentiating opinions on slavery ( Civilwar.org) -
Charles Darwin dies
On April 19, 1882, Charles Darwin died of a heart attack. He died in Downe, United Kingdom. He was 82 when he died when he died and can be considered as one of the most important naturalists or scientist there ever was ( Karp 149). -
Brooklyn Bridge
On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished. It was one of the biggest bridges at the time and they had a big celebration over it. The bridge took just over a decade to build ( History.com).
