Scopes
Americannoun
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The 1925 “monkey trial” of John Scopes, in which the Tennessee teacher was prosecuted for teaching Darwinism, has been aptly described as a faceoff between fundamentalist religion and evolutionary science.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson and Chris Perfetti star in Pasadena Playhouse’s revival of ‘Inherit the Wind,’ the Scopes “monkey” trial drama, directed by Michael Michetti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Scopes had his day in court and although he was found guilty and fined $100, Tennessee did not come out of the trial unscathed.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
Scopes was the shop name for the shrouded trackers attached to American communications satellites.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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