Scopes trial

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The trial of John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, for teaching the theory of evolution in violation of state law. The trial was held in 1925, with eminent lawyers on both sides — William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Although Scopes was convicted, he was given a nominal fine, and the outcome was widely seen as a victory for Darrow.

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At the time, many saw the Scopes trial as a sign of deep conflict between science and religion.

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Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
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The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.
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He lambasts the case as without evidence, an unfair trial, and damaging for the American reputation.
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While in pre-trial detention, Krivov undertook two hunger strikes.
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The challenge was accepted and the hay-wagon driven round and the trial commenced.
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No doubt it will be a trial for Miss Rowan, but I think she would feel better to have her father buried here.
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He consented to the trial, receiving Planner's solemn promise that, in the event of failure, it should be the last.
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British parliament passed an act for transporting Americans to England for trial.
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Receiving small encouragement in England, he applied to sugar-cane planters to give his engines a trial in the West Indies.
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