5 = William Jennings Bryan led for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Jury selection began on July 10, and opening statements, which included Darrow's impassioned speech about the constitutionality of the Butler law and his claim that the law violated freedom of religion, began on July 13.
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations
