Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school ...

The trial of teacher John T. Scopes took place in 1925 in Tennessee. It was labeled as a publicity stunt, but a century later it is remembered as far more.

The Scopes trial, also called the 'monkey trial,' was a landmark legal case in 1925 Tennessee that challenged a ban on teaching evolution in schools. Initially a publicity stunt, it became a ...

Butler Act banned Tennessee educators from teaching evolution, but the key lawamker later admitted that he didn't know anything about the topic.

There are a number of interesting facets to the 1925 “Monkey Trial”, or “Scopes Trial” as it was also called, which the film ...

Though he couldn't remember actually teaching Darwin's theory, Scopes believed in evolution and agreed to the plan. The trial quickly became a media circus. John Scopes was to have Clarence Darrow ...

The trial began July 10 and ended July 21 where Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The ruling later was overturned on ...

In 1925, 24-year-old biology teacher John T. Scopes went on trial in one of the most prominent court cases of the 20th century. His crime: teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in defiance of ...

July 13, 1925 (UP) - With pent up emotions threatening to burst the bounds of legal restraint at any moment, the trial of John T. Scopes was resumed today when Judge Raulston's gavel fell.

CENTER OF THE STORM: MEMOIRS OF JOHN T. SCOPES by John T. Scopes and James Presley. 277 pages. Holt, Rinehart & Winston. $5.95. In every account, the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes, who was accused ...

The trial of teacher John T. Scopes took place in 1925 in Tennessee. It was labeled as a publicity stunt, but a century later it is remembered as far more. The rift over evolution and creationism — ...