Here's a look at what you need to know about the Scopes trial: No. In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of evolution by ...

Hundreds of journalists documented a weeklong courtroom melodrama. The trial centered on a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, who was charged with violating the Butler Act, a law passed earlier ...

Thursday’s flower-tossing event noted this year’s 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial. “He felt that if today we prohibit certain kinds of teaching, tomorrow we’ll be prohibiting certain ...

Bryan, a populist politician and fundamentalist champion, helped the prosecution in the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, which took place 100 years ago this July in Dayton, Tennessee. Bryan’s side ...

Scopes vs. state of Tennessee trial, commonly known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, is shown at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kristin M.

Scopes was arrested on May 9 and the trial started July 10. The Scopes trial became sensational largely because it brought together two long-time adversaries and powerful speakers William Jennings ...

The Scopes Monkey Trial Took Place 100 Years Ago, but the Fight Isn't Over NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt. A hundred years ...

Here's a look at what you need to know about the Scopes trial: Wait, so this was a trial about monkeys? No. In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species ...

Defense attorney Clarence Darrow, left, and prosecutor William Jennings Bryan speak with each other during the Scopes monkey trial in July 1925, in Dayton, Tenn. (AP Photo, File) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ...