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Of Monkeys and Men — 100 Years since the Scopes Trial and Still Missing the Bigger Picture on Science v. Religion
A century ago today, America fixed its attention on a Dayton courthouse. Tennessee was prosecuting John T. Scopes for ...
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education20h
100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom
On July 10, 1925, a 24-year-old high-school teacher named John Scopes was put on trial in Dayton, Tennessee for the crime of ...
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1h
Today-History-Jul21
Today in History for July 21: In 1667, the "Treaty of Breda," which restored Acadia to France, was signed in the Netherlands. The treaty provided for France's restoration to England of part of the ...
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Former pet monkeys get new lease on life at Primate Paradise
Primate Paradise is a safe space in Osteen where monkeys that were once pets get a new lease on life The primates live on a 20-acre property where they live in the trees in an open-air habitat ...
Kingsport Times News9h
Century after Scopes trial, religion debate continues
One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His ...