Anti-evolution books were available for purchase in Dayton, Tenn., 100 years ago during the trial of Kentuckian John T. Scopes, charged with teaching about evolution during a biology lesson at Rhea ...

John Mark Hansen, political science professor at University of Chicago, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the 100th anniversary of the 1925 John Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’. John reminds listeners of what took ...

One hundred years ago, in Dayton, Tennessee, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was underway, with the battle for children’s public education in the balance. This case has become infamous in American legal ...

DAYTON, Tenn. — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The ...

This July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial — a pivotal moment in American history that reverberates far beyond the courtroom of Dayton, Tennessee. While often caricatured in ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law ...