History Matters: The Wild, The Wacky, The Wondrous
This week in history, Jimmy Carter spots a UFO – which puts him in the same category as Aaron, as it happens.
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Local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck to 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.
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History Matters: The Rising States of America?
Scott and Aaron remember the creation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star-Spangled Banner, and the phrase “United States of America.”
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Bulldogs with Little Goggles, Russian Defectors on Horseback
This week, Scott and Aaron remember the first auto trip across the U.S. – and a record-setting horseback trip through North and South America.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Cape Hatteras, Meriwether Lewis, and Ringo Starr on National Radio Day
This week, Scott and AJ (filling in for Aaron Keck) look back on this week in history. The note that today is National Radio Day and discuss end of summer events on the Outer Banks, in America, and across the pond!
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Fear Conquers Reason, But Desire Conquers Fear
This week, Scott and Aaron look back on the first successful balloon crossing of the Atlantic (after many failed attempts).
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Programs and Presbyterians
Scott and Aaron remember Jesse Owens’ triumph at the 1936 Olympics – and the ways in which those games may have been covered at the time.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: The Actual Dashed Line
This week in history: revolutionary leaders sign the Declaration of Independence, after New York officially gets on board.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Neil Armstrong’s Speechwriter
This week, Scott and Aaron remember the 1969 moon landing – and the famous “small step for man” quote that accompanied it.
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