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Photo of the Day 55 - Happy Thanx Giving

Trampoline Jumper, Tennessee, 2001

Photograph by Vincent J. Musi

A jumper vaults out of frame on a backyard trampoline in Dayton, Tennessee. Now a quiet community of about 6,500, this Bible Belt town was the site of the famous 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, in which Dayton teacher John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law against teaching evolution in public schools.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "ZipUSA: Dayton, Tennessee," September 2001, National Geographic magazine)

1 comment:

Black_Mamba said...

'......was convicted of violating a Tennessee law against teaching evolution in public schools'

For real?? Seriously though, I wish i could jump that high on a trampoline.

Happy Thanksgiving :)