1859
Darwin publishes Origin
1859 is the year following 1858 and preceding 1860.
Like other four-digit years, it functions as a noun The novel is set in 1859 or as an adjective modifying events, publications, or artifacts from that time an 1859 map of the territory.
Historically notable as the year Darwin published *On the Origin of Species*.
Ownership of people
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
Species changing over generations
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- beagleTracking hound breed
- finchesSmall seed-eating birds
descent · variation · survival · fitness · inheritance · divergence · transmutation · naturalist
Cessation of life
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
telltale · poetry · darkness · nevermore · quoth · haunting · burial · cryptic
slavery
Ownership of people
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
evolution
Species changing over generations
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- beagleTracking hound breed
finches · descent · variation · survival · fitness · inheritance · divergence · transmutation · naturalist · voyage
death
Cessation of life
horror · telltale · poetry · darkness · nevermore · quoth · haunting · burial · cryptic · morbid
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
rebellion · martyr · execution · trial · treason · gallows · hostages · uprising
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
kerosene · well · derrick · refinery · boom · wildcatter · crude · barrel · prospector
18591865
Civil War's conclusion year
1870 · Reconstruction · post-war America · 1877 · 1900