Evolution Day

Evolution Day

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caption=The title page of the 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species
holiday_name=Evolution Day
significance=First publication of The Origin of Species
observedby=Various groups and individuals
date=November 24
celebrations=Various
type=Secular
relatedto=Darwin Day

Evolution Day is the anniversary of the first publication of "The Origin of Species "on November 24, 1859. [ [http://www.suffolkhumanists.org.uk/node/358 Suffolk Humanists & Secularists | For a Good Life, Without Religion ] ] Also celebrated is Darwin Day which commemorates the birthday of Charles Darwin who established the theory of natural selection which provided for a biological process behind evolution.

The year 2009 will mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin" as well as the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth.

Related links

*Darwin Day (February 12)
*Evolution Sunday

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