It was called “the trial of the century,” and it brought a circus-like atmosphere and a compelling cast of characters to a ...

The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...

Mr. Bryan’s closest friend in Chattanooga was said to be George Washington Chamlee Sr., who had been the local district ...

A Tennessee town courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the ...

The following news items are reprinted from the Manistee Daily News for the week July 17-23, 1925 and are compiled from the Manistee County Historical Museum’s newspaper archives. Read the full 100 ...

Both then and today, the widely publicized trial has been portrayed as a microcosm of an asserted battle between "science" ...

On July 21, 1925 — a century ago today — substitute teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating a state ban on ...

The misdemeanor trial took place in July 1925. It put Dayton, Tenn., on the map -- a spot townspeople didn't always relish.

Fast-paced recreations of the crimes are mixed with recreated trials, where Judge Sheindlin acts as the lower court judge, ...

Teacher John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating a Tennessee law that banned the teaching of evolution because ...

COMMENTARY: Is life in this world a random product of meaningless non-causes? Or is it guided by divine Providence?

Rarely had a trial attracted such drama, amusement and frenzy as the 1920s Scopes Trial. Few had ever produced more column ...