February 9, 1809 was the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. How about that for a coincidence? An article in the Chicago Tribune chronicles the amazing lives of these two men, who arguably, or perhaps not so arguably, changed the world.
Both Lincoln and Darwin are still written about prodiguously, their lives and accomplishments are taught in schools. Lincoln is truly an American icon and his words and work are dissected by authors, historians and everyday people. Darwin's theory of evolution is to this day open to debate.
It is really is quite the happenstance that these men known world wide 200 years after their births share a birthday.
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