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Bishop Usher of Ireland, calculates that the creation of Heaven and Earth took place in 4004 B.C.
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New instruments of magnification are fueling scientific research.
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Swedish botanist Carl von Linne, attempts to classify all life on Earth. His system divides life into kingdoms, classes, etc.
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Comte de Buffon speculates that living creatures evolve according to natural laws.
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William Paley’s Natural Theology says that not only God’s existence, but also his attributes are manifest in the intricate forms of nature.
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Lamarck proposes that living things evolve to become more complex through time.
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Cuvier attempts to explain the construction of canals/mines, and unearths fossils. Also, bizarre and extinct creatures.
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Lyell helps further the idea of Earth and life in it spanning vast ages.
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When Charles began his voyage around the world, he changed. He committed to a life in science.
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People wonder whether Neanderthal Man might have been the result of a separate act of Creation.
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Wallace writes to Darwin about his theory of how species evolved, Darwin is shocked and published his book.
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Origin of Species started a revolution. The book offered evidence and coherent theory of evolution.
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Because the Origin of Species does not address human evolution, critics assume that Darwin thinks humans are no exception.
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Prominent scientists continue to reject the idea of evolution. But after ''The Origin of Species'' got published, the idea of evolution is mainstream science.
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Darwin unabashedly takes on human evolution.
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Marsh recently discovered fossils of ancient horses, that reveal a story of evolution.
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Darwin´s burial took place on England, and was laid to rest next to the grave of Sir Isaac Newton.
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The discovery of radioactivity by physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel leads to stunning calculations of Earth’s age.
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Critics and proponents eagerly await the discovery of a “missing link” between humans and other primates.
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William Bryan, grassroots movement, six Southern and border states consider anti-evolution proposals. In Oklahoma a ban is placed to teach the Materialist of Conception of History.
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They discover a man like ape in a limestone quarry at South Africa.
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Publishers remove references to evolution Biology textbooks.
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Many areas in which fundamentalism old political sway have passed some restrictions.
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Each time they teach any thing that denies the story of the Divine Creation, Backers of the bill argue.
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By the early 1940s the science of genetics has offered profound insights into evolution.
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The teaching of evolution hits a low point and in the early 1900s teachers don't teach any more about evolution.
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In 1947 it rules that neither the a state nor federal government can pass laws which aid one religion.
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Pope Pios XII leads the way for Catholics to accept even human evolution.
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Stanley Miller produced amino acids and used inorganic chemicals to simulate the conditions of ancient Earth.
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Genes determine DNA, but it takes the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA to unlock the details.
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Breakthroughs in genetic science allow researchers to see the similarities in the DNA of humans and apes.
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Lawsuits begin challenging antievolutionist legislation on the South.
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The genetic blueprint for all living things
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It is a requirement when evolution is taught to inform students that the material is not intended to dissuade the Biblical version of creation.
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Pope John Paul II opened the door for Catholic acceptance of evolution.
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Twelve states shun the word of “evolution”, and four avoid topic topics in evolution completely.
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Scientists see more than ever before how intimately related the human species is to other life on Earth.
