History Matters: Be An Imagineer
This week in history: Disneyland opens to the public, French citizens storm the Bastille, and civil-rights advocate Ida B. Wells is born.
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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: Disruptive Events and Karma
Scott and Aaron remember George Washington Carver, whose work indirectly contributed to later innovations that saved millions of lives.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Independence, Democracy, and Medicare
Scott and Aaron discuss Independence Day – or Independence Days, rather, since July 2, July 9, and August 2 could also stake a claim.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Enough Is Enough
This week we remember great women and impactful social movements – some of which remind us that “sometimes you got to throw a rock.”
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Read MoreHistory Matters: The Ability to Speak, and the Right to Remain Silent
This week, Scott and Aaron discuss the invention of the ballpoint pen and a Supreme Court decision that cemented our Constitutional rights.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Okay, Violence Is Sometimes The Answer
This week, Scott and Aaron look back on D-Day, the Bill of Rights, the right to privacy, and the woman who brought kindergartens to America.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Woe Is Me, I Have To Work in a Photography Studio
Scott and Aaron look back at the Mecklenburg Resolves, approved May 31, 1775 as part of the runup to the Declaration of Independence.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: One Guy Develops A Maneuver
This week, Scott and Aaron honor historical figures whose sheer laziness led them to world-changing innovations.
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