On July 21, 1925, the ”monkey trial” ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. The conviction was later overturned.
84 years to the day later, it is once again time to ponder those eternal verities:
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Chris Smither- “Origin of Species”
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Elvis Costello- “Monkey to Man”
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Major Lance- “The Monkey Time”
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Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- “Mickey’s Monkey