KIXS FM 108 » martin luther king http://kixs.com The Country Leader Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for July 10 – Scopes Trial Begins and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-july-10-scopes-trial-begins-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-july-10-scopes-trial-begins-and-more/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:18:25 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kixs.com/?p=6854 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1913 – Death Valley, California hits 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States (More info)

1925 – A high school science teacher named John T. Scopes, accused of teaching evolution in violation of Tennessee law, is prosecuted in what would come to be known as the Scopes Monkey Trial (More info)

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