One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.

Scopes was fined $100. Still, "some saw it as a moral victory for Scopes," says Glenn Branch, deputy director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), a nonprofit dedicated to defending ...