This Day in History --
1836: Charles Darwin's return to England
Naturalist Charles Darwin returned to England this day in 1836 after a five-year journey on the HMS Beagle, on which he gathered the specimens and observations that led to his theory of evolution by natural selection.1935: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ordered mobilization upon learning that Italian forces had crossed the frontier to begin the Italo-Ethiopian War.
1879: American poet Wallace Stevens, whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.
1780: British army officer John André was executed by the Americans as a spy after conducting secret meetings with American General Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution.
Biography of the Day -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born this day in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and is esteemed internationally for his doctrine of nonviolence in pursuit of social and political change.
Quote of the Day --
"No mind is much employed upon the present: recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments."
Samuel Johnson, Rasselas
From Encyclopaedia Britannica's "Educate Your Opinion" Group on Gather.com.
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