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Encyclopedia > Evolution Day
The title page of the 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species.
The title page of the 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species.

Evolution Day is the anniversary of the first publication of The Origin of Species on November 24, 1859. It is similar to Darwin Day. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (374x642, 148 KB) Summary Cropped and rotated version of Image:Origin of Species. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (374x642, 148 KB) Summary Cropped and rotated version of Image:Origin of Species. ... An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c1230) is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. ... To publish is to make publicly known, and in reference to text and images, it can mean distributing paper copies to the public, or putting the content on a website. ... The title page of the 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Darwin Day is the anniversary of the birthday of Charles Darwin on February 12, 1809. ...


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