Defense attorney Clarence Darrow, left, and prosecutor William Jennings Bryan speak with each other during the Scopes monkey trial in July 1925, in Dayton, Tenn. (AP Photo, File) Black and white ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic ...

American lawyer and activist Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938) questions prosecutor, former Secretary of State, and fundamentalist preacher William Jennings Bryan on the courthouse lawn. (Photo by Hulton ...

Robert La Follette doesn't know his presidential chances are dead, Theodore Roosevelt is still not saying whether he'll run, President Taft bolsters his family's standing with the Catholic Church, and ...

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Political postcards exploded in popularity in 1908 because of several changes in postal regulations. Two of the most important were lowering the postage cost to a penny and permitting space for both ...

Before O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century,” another courtroom clash riveted America and merited that title. In the sleepy town of Dayton, Tenn., on July 10, 1925, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was ...