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The Darwin-Lincoln Double Bicentennial
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Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, two of the 19th century’s most enduring thinkers and figures, share more than a place in history. They also share a birthday: Feb. 12, 1809. To mark the bicentennial of their births, Adam Gopnik, longtime staff writer for The New Yorker and a New York Times best-selling author, published Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life. He summarized his book in a special essay for Britannica that appeared in the 2009 Britannica Book of the Year. His essay is reproduced below. The year 2009 marks the double bicentennial of Abraham ...(100 of 1652 words)

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