Thomas(Tom) William Selleck is 78 years old.

Clarence Darrow, left, and William Jennings Bryan at the
Scopes trial in 1925. (AP)

July 10, 1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Scopes
Monkey Trial began with John Thomas Scopes, a young
high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution
in violation of a Tennessee state law.
 

 
William Jennings Bryan, left, and Judge John Raulston.

Schoolteacher John Thomas Scopes, 24, of Dayton,
Tenn., stands before Judge Raulston just before he
was found guilty of teaching evolution and fined
$100 on July 21, 1925, at the end of the Scopes
Monkey Trial held at the Rhea County Courthouse
in Dayton.

The jury reads a guilty verdict against John Scopes.

Nils Ivar Bohlin
(17 July 1920 – 21 September 2002)

Sylvan Nathan Goldman (11-15-1898 – 11-25-1984)

The first shopping cart was introduced on June 4, 1937, the
invention of Sylvan Goldman, (above) owner of the Humpty
Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma.

1988

Tom (Thomas Jeffrey) Hanks is one of the most
popular and recognizable film stars worldwide,
and is regarded as an American cultural icon.

Hanks’ films have grossed more than $4.9 billion
in North America and more than $9.96 billion
worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing
actor in North America. He has received numerous
honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award
in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the
Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French
Legion of Honor both in 2016, as well as the Golden
Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.

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