Charles Darwin, famed author of On the Origin of Species, will be the subject of an evening of lectures and discussion tonight at the Burke Museum. It’s a 200th “Birthday Bash” for a man whose ideas shook more than just the world of science. .
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, will be remembered in an informal lecture tonight and a big School of Music concert next Thursday, Feb. 19. Even 144 years after his tragic death, Lincoln continues to be studied and to inspire both professional and amateur historians. .