This Day, That Year – February 12

Born on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

Did you know that:

• Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was born on this day in 1809
• Frederick Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask on this day in 1878
• A patent was granted to Stephen Kovacs for a magnetic heart pump on this day in 1974