1836CE
Exploration
Darwin returns to England
The HMS Beagle arrives in England, concluding its voyage with Charles Darwin aboard, whose observations would lead to the theory of evolution.
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1869CE
Birth
Mahatma Gandhi Born
Leader of India's independence movement against British rule, Gandhi pioneered nonviolent civil disobedience and inspired civil rights movements worldwide.
1925CE
Invention
First television image transmitted
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television image of a human face in London.