The HMS Beagle, notable for carrying Charles Darwin on his famous scientific voyage, was launched on this day in 1820. Did you know that: • Born on this day in 1904, Salvador Dalí was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill and the striking images in his work• The B.F. Goodrich Company announced […]
Born on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Did you know that: • Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was born on this day in 1809• Frederick Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask on this day in […]
Clyde Coleman patented the automobile electric starter on this day in 1903. Did you know that: • English naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” on this day in 1859• A patent was granted to Joseph Glidden for barbed wire fencing on this day in 1874• Dale Carnegie was an American writer and […]
Extracts from Letters to Henslow, a collection of letters written by Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, were published on this day in 1835. Did you know that: • Life preservers made of cork were patented by Napoleon Guerin on this day in 1841• Henry Potonie, a German geologist who studied coal formation, […]
