1925, in Tennessee, a law that prohibits the teaching of the theory of evolution takes effect. Months later the law is challenged in court in what becomes known as the Scopes Monkey Trial.

1996, In Dunblane, Scotland, a gunman opens fire on the class of kindergarten nurse at an elementary school. The gunman kills 16 children and the teacher before killing himself.

And 1947, Why it's almost like being in lovein New York, the musical "Brigadoon" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe opens on Broadway.

Today in history, Mar 13th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press