John Washington Butler
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John Washington Butler was a Tennessee politician best known for introducing the Butler Act in 1925, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools, reflecting the tensions between science and religion during the early 20th century.
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John Washington Butler was the author of the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.
Cómo el ‘juicio del mono’ marcó el inicio de la confrontación entre ciencia y religión en Estados Unidos hace 100 añosLa Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·
Panama· 2025-07-26
Panama· 2025-07-26
John Washington Butler introduced the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.
Σαν Σήμερα: 21 Μαρτίου 1925 – Υπογράφεται ο Νόμος που απαγορεύει τη διδασκαλία της θεωρίας της Εξέλιξης στο ΤενεσίKathimerini·
Greece· 2025-03-21
Greece· 2025-03-21
