On this day in 1925, Tennessee authorities arrested John Scopes, a substitute high school teacher, for teaching evolution. They charged him with having violated a newly enacted law that criminalized the teaching of human evolution in the state’s public schools. 1 Comment Vintage Source
Marilyn Monroe being photographed by Douglas Kirkland for Look magazine on November 17, 1961 Comment Vintage Source
In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944 1 Comment Vintage Source
Strikers during the 1912 Lawrence textile strike. Fighting for the 54-hour week, 15% increase in wages, and double pay for overtime work. 3 strikers would die in the clashes. 6 Comments Vintage Source
On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. 13 Comments Vintage Source