What Happened in Jan 1837
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Charles Darwin First Speech to the Geological Society of London
With Lyell's enthusiastic backing, Darwin read his first paper to the Geological Society of London on 4 January 1837, arguing that the South... Read more
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Michigan is the 26th State Admitted to the Union
Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837. More than two hundred years earlier, when French explorer Étienne Brulé... Read more