The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Scopes Monkey Trial (1925)

On July 10, 1925, science teacher John Thomas Scopes was prosecuted for teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee high school. The trial pit Christian fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan against the renowned attorney Clarence Darrow. The jury ruled against Scopes, who was forced to pay a substantial fine. 43 years passed before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to punish people for teaching evolution.

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