This Day in Geek History: September 5
1787
Clause 8 of Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution governing copyrights and patents is adopted by the constitutional convention.
1831
Charles Darwin first meets Captain Robert Fitzroy, commander of HMS Beagle, who will be his cabinmate on the historic five-year expedition during which Darwin will visit the Galapogos Islands.
1857
Charles Darwin sends a letter to Harvard botanist Asa Gray, discussing his theory of evolution. The encouragement that Darwin will receive from Gray and other colleges will prompt him to finally publish his theory after twenty years of indecision.
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