This week marks the anniversary of the 1771 Battle of Alamance, a precursor to the Revolutionary War. Also: the Constitutional Convention begins in 1787, the smallpox vaccine is developed in 1796, and Scott and Aaron remember major women in US history – including the first woman to break the sound barrier, an icon in cosmetics, a legendary bicyclist, and a baseball star who helped inspire “A League of Their Own.”
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.
Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
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