On November 24
On November 24, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species (1859).
On this day
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…
Also this week in history (Nov 21 – Nov 27)
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.