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Sunday, February 08, 2009

Born 200 Years Ago - Darwin and Lincoln


Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born in 1809 about 2 months apart.  Of course they would each compose something pretty significant.  Lincoln issued the first executive order of the "Emancipation Proclamation" in 1862 and Darwin published his "On the Origin of Species" in 1859.  I wonder if it had something to do with the sweeeeet facial hair!  Darwin was a medical school dropout and was seasick every day while aboard the HMS Beagle.  Be sure to look for all the history shows on TV profiling these two guys. 


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