On this day in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” began with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
Born on this day in 1895 composer Carl Orff
Born on this day in 1903 mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani
Born on this day in 1913 soprano Ljuba Welitsch
Born on this day in 1919 bass Ian Wallace
Happy 85th birthday mezzo-soprano Josephine Veasey
Born on this day in 1932 bass-baritone Gerd Nienstedt
Happy 75th birthday soprano Helen Donath
Happy 46th birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann
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