jul 10, 1925 - Scopes Monkey Trial
Description:
The Scopes “monkey trial” was the moniker journalist H. L. Mencken applied to the 1925 prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against high school teacher John T. Scopes for violating the state's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 10, 1925
Now
~ 100 years ago