Darwin Day:Darwin Day is celebrated every year on 12 February to commemorate the birthday of Charles Darwin. Which is being celebrated today. Darwin Day is also known as International Darwin Day. This day focuses on the contribution of Charles Darwin to science and is also celebrated to promote science.
According to experts, Darwin Day celebrations started with three Darwin enthusiasts. Dr. Robert Stephens, who inspired the humanist community in Silicon Valley to start the annual Darwin Day celebration in 1995.
Professor Massimo Pigliucci, who organized an annual Darwin Day event at the University of Tennessee in 1997, and Amanda Chesworth, who joined Stephens in officially establishing a Darwin Day event in New Mexico in 2000.
Darwin Day is celebrated to inspire people across the world to consider the importance of Charles Darwin’s scientific thinking, works, curiosity to discover new things, hunger for truth, etc.
Charles Darwin’s birthday is celebrated in different ways around the world. People can visit the Natural History Museum, attend exhibitions on evolution, read his book ‘The Origin of Species’ You can read and learn about any of his famous inventions or theories. People also share many posts on social media to honor Charles Darwin.
Many events are organized around the world on the occasion of Darwin Day. In addition, Shrewsbury, Darwin’s birthplace, hosted the 2003 ‘Darwin Festival’ Started, which now continues till the entire month of February.
Very few people know that Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, the date of birth of America’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.
After a five-year-long voyage on HMS Beagle, Darwin made some invaluable discoveries that contributed significantly to his theory of evolution and natural selection.
After completing his world tour, Darwin started having health problems like eczema, fatigue, nausea, headaches. According to History.com, he contracted a parasitic infection, which ultimately led to his death.
Darwin’s 1871 book, ‘The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex’, made an important suggestion that humans descended from monkeys. However, his claims were widely criticized; It ultimately became one of his most influential books.
Charles Darwin used the concept of the tree of life to explain his theory of evolution.
