SCOPES TRIAL AFTERMATH—MARCH 12, 2026
Mississippi Governor Henry Whitfield signs legislation making Mississipp the second state to ban the teaching of human evolution in its public schools. The University of Mississippi’s chancellor had urged Whitfield to veto the bill, but reassured him that the university was a Christian school “shot through and through with the teachings of our Lord.”
This information is taken from “Causes Go On Forever…: A Chronology of the Scopes Trial,” by Randy Moore and Tom Davis. Copies of the book are available from the Rhea County Historical Society, P.O. Box 31, Dayton, TN 37321. Cost is $25.
Nokian Tyres Summer Nights kick off June 5June 5—Rex and the Ramblers June 12—Ed Beavers June 19—Michael Seabolt Band June 26—Wilson and Cross The Rhea Heritage Preservation Foun...
THIS MONTH IN SCOPES TRIAL HISTORYJune 1925 Dayton Progressive Club member Walter Nixon reopens Hotel Dayton in anticipation of the crowds that he hopes will visit Dayton...
‘You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me’: Music of the Scopes... “You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me” is the title of one song written about the Scopes Trial, making fun of that serious legal case in 19...
May 1926—THIS MONTH IN SCOPES TRIAL HISTORYMay 1926 Edward Young Clarke announces that his Supreme Kingdom’s campaign to drive evolution from the nation’s public schools will “tur...
Rex and the Ramblers kick off concert seriesRead More
Jun 05, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Eddie Beavers takes the stage June 12Read More
Jun 12, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Michael Seabolt Band rocks the courthouse June 19Read More
Jun 19, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Wilson and Cross closes out summer concert series June 26Read More
Jun 26, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
