On This Day: Scopes 'Monkey Trial' begins in Tennessee
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July 10 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial , in which John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school, a violation of state law, began in Dayton, Tenn. , featuring a classic confrontation between William Jennings Bryan, the three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist hero, and legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow. In 1962, the United States launched the first telecommunications satellite, Telstar, into orbit , which relayed TV pictures
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