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The "Monkey Trial" begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, who had been accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.
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Lindbergh completed the first non-stop flight in history. He flew his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, NY to Paris, France.
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A Valentine's Day murder of 7 members & associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. Men were to be gathered at a Lincoln Park garage, lined up against a wall and shot by 4 unknown assailants on Valentine's Day morning.