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President Woodrow Wilson appointed William Jennings Bryan Secretary of State on March 5, 1913. He entered into duty the same day and served as Secretary until his resignation on June 9, 1915.

Bryan participated as a prosecutor in the famous 1925 Scope's "Monkey Trial," in which a young biology teacher, John Thomas Scopes (also from Salem, IL), was indicted for teaching evolution in the Dayton, Tennessee, High School.]]> Eagles Parade]]>