More than 300 birthday celebrations are planned in Britain alone to mark Darwin's 200th birthday this week (Feb. 12). There, Darwin's face graces the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.
The AP reports that Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long festival for its most famous son. And a permanent exhibition re-creating some of his most famous experiments is opening at Down House, his former home near London. Read more.
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