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Education · DaytonOn July 21, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in Dayton, Tenn., in one of the great confrontations in legal history, ended with John Thomas Scopes convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in violation of state law.See the Story
On This Day, July 21: Monkey Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict in Tennessee
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Education · DaytonOne hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state's schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution.See the Story
Why Many Americans Still Think Darwin Was Wrong, yet the British Do Not
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Rhea County · Rhea CountyLawyers for the family of former Rhea County Executive George Thacker, who died in federal custody in December 2022 while serving a wire fraud sentence, have filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging negligence on the part of the government.See the Story
Daughter of Former Rhea County Executive Files Lawsuit | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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