As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the case continue to be felt today.

The "Scopes Monkey Trial"— a term coined in July 1925 by popular Baltimore Sun pundit H.L. Mencken —was about many things, but neither the scientific factuality of evolution or the ...

Scopes Monkey Trial got underway.  WGN Radio brought it to the nation. This article talks about all that and quotes John Williams in a few places, including the ...

A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test ...

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Historian and author Brenda Wineapple joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book 'Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the ...

The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...

It happened in July a hundred years ago in Dayton: John Scopes, a high school teacher, on trial in the Rhea County Courthouse - accused of violating a Tennessee law that barred the teaching of ...

‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since ...

Opening June 24, 2025, Eight Days in Dayton: 100 Years of the Scopes Trial, a temporary display in the Museum Corridor Gallery, highlights artifacts from the Museum’s collection related to the ...