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Article: Evolution of a holiday? Proponents of Darwin's theory mark his birthday.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 12, 2003
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Byline: Kristina Henderson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Today, as most calendars note, is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. But a bevy of secular humanists, atheists, scientists and educators are pushing Feb. 12 as "Darwin Day."
Charles Darwin, known for his groundbreaking work on evolution, "The Origin of Species," happens to share a birthday with the 16th president.
Darwin Day proponents believe that the naturalist's theory that men evolved from apes warrants a federal holiday, even if it means sharing the day with the president who led America through its Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion.
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