Cambridge win Boat Race

Cambridge win Boat Race (BBC: 28-Mar-04)
Cambridge won a controversial 150th Boat Race on Sunday, bringing an end to two years of Oxford dominance.

So what's the Darwin connection? Well, the very first Boat Race was held at Henley-on-Thames on 10th June, 1829. And who was in the 20,000-strong crowd that day (no doubt cheering for the losing Light Blues)? You've guessed it: our man Darwin.

For more about that first Boat Race, see the official Boat Race website.