John Scopes found guilty and fined

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21 July, 1925

On 21st July 1925, John Scopes, a high-school teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was found guilty for teaching the Darwinian theory of evolution in class and fined $100. His trial is known as Scopes Trial / Monkey Trial.