Human Saga

On November 22

No pivotal events are recorded on exactly November 22 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.

This week in history (Nov 19 – Nov 25)

24 November 1859Darwin publishes On the Origin of SpeciesScience, technology & invention

On 24 November 1859 the English naturalist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, arguing that the diversity of life arose through descent with modification from common ancestors, driven chiefly by…

20 November 1542The New Laws and the debate over the encomiendaPolitics & governance

Spanish colonisation rested heavily on the encomienda, a grant entitling a colonist to extract labour and tribute from indigenous communities in return for nominal protection and religious instruction, a system that in practice often…

21 November 1806Berlin Decree and the Continental SystemEconomy & trade

On 21 November 1806, from occupied Berlin, Napoleon issued a decree declaring the British Isles under blockade and prohibiting all trade and correspondence with Britain across territories under French control.

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