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Scopes Trial Fun FactsLive broadcast: The 1925 Scopes trial was the first trial to be broadcast live on the radio. Quin Ryan from WGN radio in Chicago covered...
Love was in the air during the spring of 1925If it weren’t for a “beautiful blonde,” the world-famous Scopes Trial might never have happened. After the school year was over that May...
Was the Scopes Trial a landmark case or a publicity stunt?Publicity stunt, serious case, something else? Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Edward J. Larson speak about the Scopes Trial o...
Who gets to decide what students learn?Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson has introduced legislation to allow public schools to deny enrollment to undocumented children, settin...
Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation makes presentation... RHPF Vice President Tom Davis presented a workshop on the Scopes Trial for Tennessee History for Kids on Feb. 6. He covered causes of th...
County Commission Workshop Agenda 2.11.25RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION WORKSHOP CONFERENCE ROOM, PHIL SWAFFORD BUILDING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 TH , 2025, 6:00 P.M. 1. Prayer 2. Pledge To...
Scopes Trial scholar and author to speak at Rhea County ... Publicity stunt, serious case, something else? Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Edward J. Larson speak about the Scopes Trial o...
Rhea County Commission/Dayton City Council Workshop Agen... RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION/DAYTON CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP CLYDE W. RODDY LIBRARY, 371 1STAVE., DAYTON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025, 5:00 P.M. 1...
Scopes Trial Centennial Kickoff set for March 21-22Scopes Trial Centennial Kickoff Dinner Friday, March 21 Bryan College Join us for an evening of commemoration at the Scopes Trial Centen...
Monkey Town Loop offered to cyclistsRide with GPS, a website for serious amateur and professional cyclists, has introduced a new cycling course in Rhea County. The Monkey T...
Jan. 28, 1925 THIS DAY IN SCOPES HISTORYTennessee’s House of Representatives passes the Butler Act on a vote of 71 to 5, with five members “present but not voting.” Bryan, who ...
Who says history can’t be interesting? Not for 'How It S... Who says history can’t be interesting? Not for “How It Started.” Enjoy a play, lecture/discussion, and museum tour about the Scopes Tria...