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This Day in HistoryNov. 24
Charles Darwin's controversial "Origin of Species" was published. His revolutionary theory of evolution had its critics, notably the church which feared the book undermined religious belief. Austria denounces Serbian gains in the Balkans; Russia and France back Serbia while Italy and Germany back Austria. In World War Two the Polish prime minister in exile, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, resigned in protest at the lack of help and support for the Warsaw Uprising. The entire presidium and secretariat of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, including leader Milos Jakes, resigned following mass demonstrations in Prague. Karol Urbanek succeeded as General Secretary. Rebel Serbs refused to withdraw from the UN-designated safe area around Bihac and continued to advance on the city, despite NATO air strikes. |