Illustration of Neanderthal man sitting around fire holding lance-like weapon; circa 30,000 BC.  (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

John Scopes in the courtroom during his 1925 trial. 

Charles Darwincirca 1875: Charles Original Artwork: Engraved by George E Perine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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In the Roaring Twenties, a surging economy created an era of mass consumerism, as Jazz-Age flappers flouted Prohibition laws and the Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture.

Roaring Twenties

Prehistory, the vast period of time before written records or human documentation, includes the Neolithic Revolution, Neanderthals and Denisovans, Stonehenge, the Ice Age and more.

Pre-History

In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.

Early 20th Century U.S.

Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.

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The Juicy History of Humans Eating Meat

The Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial Pitted Science Against Religion: Watch Rare Footage

Early Humans Slept Around with More than Just Neanderthals

Remembering the Scopes Trial