Clarence Darrow, on why he took on the defense of John Scopes at the 'monkey trial' The trial in Dayton, Tenn., that ...

But one thing the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 did not do was settle the contentious issue of evolution in the schools, which continues to incite strong passions and court actions to this day.

The Scopes trial and the battle over religion in US politics. A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics. Jock the monkey listens in on the ...

William Jennings Bryan (seated at left) is interrogated by Clarence Darrow, during the trial of State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes on July 20, 1925. Extreme heat led the judge to move the ...

Dayton was in an economic slump, and the town's movers and shakers thought a sensational trial would put Dayton "on the map." John Scopes was playing tennis when a group of businessmen called him ...

But it is young Scopes who is going to trial. I repeat that it is too bad. It is too bad because it shows a lack of consideration for Scopes, who is a good fellow, but (perhaps on that account ...

Like all stories about the Scopes Trial, there are often two (or more) versions of the same events or individuals, and the historical plot and trial, that is approaching its 100th anniversary in 2025.

Inherit the Wind is a play written in 1955 about an actual trial which challenged teaching Darwinism in schools. Famously ...

The trial of Richard Allen for the Delphi murders resumed Wednesday with testimony from an eyewitness, a forensic pathologist ...

Why should we care about “the Trial of the Century” nearly a century after it happened? Many Americans have long understood ...

July 6, 1925 (UP) -- Application for an injunction to prevent the Scopes evolution trial at Dayton on Friday was expected to be filed here today by John R. Neal, chief counsel for the defense.