History Blog

July 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) ; Granville “Robert” Pine–74 Ronald Glass–70 Arlo Guthrie–68 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–50 Gale Harold III–46 Sofía Vergara–43 Adrian Grenier–39 Jessica Simpson–35 Cindy Taylor(“Jesse Jane”)–35 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.