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jul 21, 1925 - Scopes Trial (1925)

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-Arose out of the conflicts between science and fundamentalist religion
-AKA The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes; Scopes Monkey Trial
-John Thomas Scopes charged with teaching evolution against the Tennessee law prohibiting teaching evolution instead of the divine creation of man
-Scopes found guilty, paying a fine of $100

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jul 21, 1925
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~ 100 years ago