Mathew Ingram on Nostr: The Scopes "Monkey Trial" started on this day 100 years ago. Clarence Darrow won, ...
The Scopes "Monkey Trial" started on this day 100 years ago. Clarence Darrow won, right? No he did not. He lost and then lost on appeal — all four challenges rejected. The case was dismissed on a technicality, and the law it was fighting existed for another 40 years
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