| 1809 | Charles Robert Darwin is born | Charles Darwin was born in England. His father was a doctor. |
| 1818 | Charles goes away to school | Charles' father enrolled him at Shrewsbury School where Charles stayed for many years. |
| 1825 | Charles leaves school | Charles was taken out of school at Shrewsbury because he had bad grades. His father wanted him to do better. |
| 1826 | Charles begins thinking on his own | Charles began formulating his opinions on living beings and their origins. He began studying marine animals. |
| 1827 | A paper is presented to the Plinian Society | After writing a paper on his thoughts of marine life, Charles read it to the Plinian Society, which he had joined the year before. |
| 1829 | Charles' interests move on to bugs | Charles enrolled in Christ's College, where he quickly became interested in studying bugs. |
| 1831 | Charles takes a sea voyage | Charles became part of the Beagle Voyage, which included sailing to South America for documentation of the creatures found there. |
| 1836 | Charles returns home and begins publishing his theories | After returning to England, Charles started writing papers on his findings and theories. He began publishing his papers right away. |
| 1837 | He begins his first theories on specie mutations | Charles began making his first theories on the mutation and evolution of animals within their species. |
| 1839 | Charles gets married | Charles married a woman names Emma Wedgewood. Emma was actually Charles' cousin. |
| 1840 | Charles releases a paper on the evolution of mold | Charles' studies continued as his theories developed. He wrote a paper on mold, but the book wouldn't be published until much later, in 1881. |
| 1842 | Charles began his famous "descent of modification" | Charles began drawing out his beliefs on how the human species developed. He gave his wife instructions on how to distribute it if he died. |
| 1846 | Publishes his findings on South America | Charles wrote out the geological findings he discovered while he was with the Beagle voyage. |
| 1855 | Charles continues his work | After studying barnacles for several years, Charles moved on to studying seeds. |
| 1856 | The theory of Natural Selection is developed | Charles began working on a paper for his theory called natural selection. |
| 1859 | His book on natural selection is published | Charles' book was titled On The Origin Of Species By Natural Selection. |
| 1864 | Charles is presented an award | Charles was presented the Copley medal, the highest scientific award of the Royal Society of London. |
| 1882 | Charles Darwin dies | Charles Darwin died and was buried at Westminster Abbey. His discoveries in the scientific world helped pave the way for free thinking, and his theories still live on today. |
