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Tag Archives: Tennessee
March 21, 1925
On March 21, 1925, the state of Tennessee enacted the Butler Act. This law made it a crime for any teacher in any state-supported public school, including colleges and universities, to teach any theory that was in contradiction to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Bible, Butler Act, christians, evolution, Georgia, Sharia law, Tennessee
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June 10, 1925
On June 10, 1925, the state of Tennessee adopted a new biology textbook that denied that the Theory of Evolution was real. This happened because the state of Tennessee passed the Butler Act in March 1925 and it forbid public … Continue reading
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Tagged creationism, evolution, idiots, Satan, Tennessee, Texas
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May 5, 1925
On May 5, 1925, John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee was arrested for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. A crowd of angry humans and chimps gathered around the jail, where he was incarcerated and many of them … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, Dayton, evolution, John T Scopes, stoopid people, teachers, Tennessee
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January 5, 1956
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1956, Snoopy of Peanuts fame walked on two legs for the first time, proving once and for all that evolution was a fact. The John Birch Society immediately branded Charles Schultz a communist and … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon animals, Charles Schultz, dogs, evolution, John Birch Society, Lamarckism, Peanuts, sins, Snoopy, Tennessee
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September 18, 1991
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1991 the NCAA placed Tennessee on two years probation for football recruiting violations. When the Tennessee coaching staff called the players together and tried to explain what probation was and how it was going … Continue reading
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Tagged college football, men behaving badly, SEC, sporting event, Tennessee
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November 3, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1998, Minnesota voters elected Jesse “The Body” Ventura, a former pro wrestler as their governor. The states of Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Louisiana promptly had new elections and tried to elect Ric “Nature … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Georgia, governments, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, West Virginia, yosemite zell
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October 23, 1930
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1930, JK Scott won the very first professional miniature golf tournament. He took $2,000 for first place at the Chattanooga, TN event. When asked if miniature golf was as difficult as regular golf, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Chattanooga, clowns, golf, sports, Tennessee
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July 21, 1925
On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1925 – The “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, TN. John T. Scopes was convicted of violating the state law for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. Tennessee state senators, representatives and religious leaders with a … Continue reading
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Tagged chim-chim, Georgia, judicial system, laws, marriage, religion, science, Tennessee, trials
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