100 years ago, the Scopes Monkey trial turned the world's attention to Dayton, Tennessee
They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt.A hundred years later, it is remembered as far ...
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This Woman Invented Monopoly to Combat Greed
This Woman Invented Monopoly to Combat Greed Monopoly, arguably the most-famous board game, was invented by Charles Darrow. But many attribute the original idea to Lizzie Magie, a Quaker and the ...
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Clarence Darrow’s spirit summoned anew as bridge repairs draw funding
As he has done every year for almost two decades, Scott Burgh, a retired law library director, descended the grassy incline ...
On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
The Chicago-based lawyer led the charge in multiple high-profile cases, including defending Tennessee high school teacher Thomas Scopes for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the ...
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On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
About a year after the Leopold and Loeb case, Darrow defended 24-year-old Tennessee high school teacher Thomas Scopes for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the classroom.
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How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schools
Here's a look at what you need to know about the Scopes trial: No. In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published ... Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Bryan, a former secretary of ...
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The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn't over
In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin ... and powerful speakers William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Bryan, a former secretary of state who ran for president ...