But one thing the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 did not do was settle the contentious issue of evolution in the schools, which continues to incite strong passions and court actions to this day.

American journalist H. L. Mencken dubbed it the “Monkey Trial.” The facts are these: A high school science teacher, John Scopes, was being tried for violating the Butler Act, a recently passed ...

But one thing the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 did not do was settle the contentious issue of evolution in the schools, which continues to incite strong passions and court actions to this day.