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Bookmark or Share- Scopes trial - WikipediaJohn Thomas Scopes, and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which had made it illegal for teachers to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. [1]
- Timeline: Remembering the Scopes Monkey Trial - NPRThe Scopes trial — or "Monkey Trial," as it was called — dominated headlines across the country. NPR looks back at the Scopes trial, the events that led up to it and its aftermath.
- The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial Pitted Science Against Religion ... - HISTORYWhat Happened at the Scopes Trial? In 1925, John T. Scopes—the defendant in the famous “Monkey Trial”—was indicted for teaching the theory of evolution in his high school science class.
- Scopes Trial | Summary, Issues, & Facts | BritannicaScopes Trial, also called the ‘Monkey Trial,’ highly publicized trial that took place July 10–21, 1925, during which a Dayton, Tennessee, high-school teacher, John T. Scopes, was charged with violating state law by teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
- Scopes Monkey Trial begins | July 10, 1925 | HISTORYIn Dayton, Tennessee, the so‑called Scopes Monkey Trial begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.
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