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    Scopes Trial program presented to 170 visitorsHow It Started, an educational program about the 1925 Scopes Trial, was presented this week to about 170 students and their teachers. Th...
    Gov. Austin Peay signed anti-evolution bill into lawTennessee Governor Austin Peay, who had heard Bryan attack evolution in Nashville on Jan. 24, 1924, signs into law the Butler Act (Chapt...
    RHPF Member of the MonthTom Davis has been a member of the Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation since its chartering in 2016 and is currently vice president of...
    Rhea Heritage official speaks to Salem, IL, Historical C... Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation Vice President Tom Davis and his wife, Susan, were guests of the Salem, IL, Historical Commission ...
    Rhea County festivals featured on TV3Tom Davis, vice president of the Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation, and Alex Fine, Rhea County Tourism director, were interviewed on...
    The 1925 Scopes Trial was no beauty contestDid you ever hear one lawyer call another “profusely ugly?” See Destiny in Dayton in July to hear for yourself. Visit www.rheaheritage.c...
    The 1925 Scopes Trial was no beauty contestDid you ever hear one lawyer call another “profusely ugly?” See Destiny in Dayton in July to hear for yourself. Visit www.rheaheritage.c...
    March 13, 1925, THIS DAY IN SCOPES HISTORYMarch 13 After hours of heated debate and professions of faith, the Tennessee Senate passes the Butler Bill on a vote of 24 to 6. The Bu...
    Scopes Trial Fun FactsThe Scopes Trial ended as many people forecast and both prosecution and defense desired…with a guilty verdict even though Scopes private...
    What role do parents play in their children's education?William Jennings Bryan thought parents should have a say in their children’s education. Was he right? See Destiny in Dayton in July to g...
    Darrow and DarwinWhat did Clarence Darrow think about science? See Destiny in Dayton in July to get an idea. Visit www.rheaheritage.com/scopes-trial-play...
    Eradicate the federal DOE‽Eliminate the Department of Education? What would John Scopes say about that? See Destiny in Dayton in July to get an idea. Visit www.rh...

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