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A Tennessee town courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the ...
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?
Nearly 100 years after the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial put evolution and education on the national stage, Dayton, Tennessee is bringing the courtroom drama back to life.
The anniversary of the Scopes Trial is not just a history lesson. It’s a wake-up call to become culture warriors — not with ...
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 ...
The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...
America marks a century of condescension toward religious fundamentalists that spread from the trial in Tennessee of a ...
As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee ...