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Charles Darwin, carbon print photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868.
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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
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Born October 29, 1837 • near Athens • Georgia
Died January 1, 1910 (aged 72) • Georgia

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