- 24 Jul 2004 22:10
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What was the most important trial of the 20th century? This could be for political, pop-culture ete. reasons.
Scope's Monkey Trial- A trial about a Tennessee school-teacher in the 1910s who taught the theory of evolution when it was illegal at this time. This trial destroyed religion being taught in school and really led to a more scientific cirriculum.
Lindburg Baby Murder Trial- A trial in which a man was accused of murdering the famous Charles Lindburg's baby. It was famed by its gruesomeness and for the simple fact that it was Charles Lindburg.
Rosenberg Trial- A famous trial where the Rosenbergs were accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians at the height of the Cold War. Many speculated that it wasn't actually the Rosenbergs, but it was just paranoia brought by McCarthyism.
Brown vs. Board of Education- This is a trial where a black man wanted his black child to go to an all-white school because it was closer. It got international attention because it was attacking the Segregation laws of the school system while the Civil Rights movement was taking place. It changed society in America greatly.
Rodney King Assault Trial- A trial accusing officers of a savage beating of a black man. Even though there was overwhleming evidence agaisnt them, an all-white jury found them innocent, inciting riots in the LA area. It is seen as one of the biggest injustices of all time.
OJ Simpson Trial- A trial in which, former football player OJ Simpson was accused of murdering his wife. It was a trial full of excitement and new twists every day, which went on for years. People were addicted to the trial and it seemed to always make headlines. OJ was found innocent, even though many people suspect he was innocent.
Scope's Monkey Trial- A trial about a Tennessee school-teacher in the 1910s who taught the theory of evolution when it was illegal at this time. This trial destroyed religion being taught in school and really led to a more scientific cirriculum.
Lindburg Baby Murder Trial- A trial in which a man was accused of murdering the famous Charles Lindburg's baby. It was famed by its gruesomeness and for the simple fact that it was Charles Lindburg.
Rosenberg Trial- A famous trial where the Rosenbergs were accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians at the height of the Cold War. Many speculated that it wasn't actually the Rosenbergs, but it was just paranoia brought by McCarthyism.
Brown vs. Board of Education- This is a trial where a black man wanted his black child to go to an all-white school because it was closer. It got international attention because it was attacking the Segregation laws of the school system while the Civil Rights movement was taking place. It changed society in America greatly.
Rodney King Assault Trial- A trial accusing officers of a savage beating of a black man. Even though there was overwhleming evidence agaisnt them, an all-white jury found them innocent, inciting riots in the LA area. It is seen as one of the biggest injustices of all time.
OJ Simpson Trial- A trial in which, former football player OJ Simpson was accused of murdering his wife. It was a trial full of excitement and new twists every day, which went on for years. People were addicted to the trial and it seemed to always make headlines. OJ was found innocent, even though many people suspect he was innocent.
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