December 27th 1831: Charles Darwin began his voyage on the HMS Beagle. Darwin sailed to South America and the Galapagos Islands to study biology. From the information gathered on this trip, Darwin wrote “On the Origin of Species” where he proposed the theory of evolution and natural selection. ...
Historical Timeline
California Gold Rush
1849: The peak year of the California Gold Rush. Over 300,000 people traveled to California in search of gold. This migration eventually led to California acquiring statehood but had a devastating effect on the native people through disease, starvation, and loss of land. ...
Seneca Falls Convention
July 19-20th, 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention met. It was the first Woman's Rights convention in America. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were among the organizers. One of their main goals was to secure women’s right to vote. ...
Communist Manifesto Published
February 21st, 1848: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published “The Communist Manifesto.” They argued that capitalism would be replaced with Socialism and eventually Communism. The pamphlet called for the “forcible overthrow of all social conditions.” ...