History Matters: If You Enjoy Getting Mail
This week in history: the U.S. Post Office is established in 1789, and Congress approves the Bill of Rights.
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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: Celebrating The Constitution (‘Cause Somebody’s Gotta)
This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution – and a UFO sighting by a well-known historical figure.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Americana
This week in history: Francis Scott Key writes the Star-Spangled Banner, and Francis Bellamy writes the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Labor Day and the Fight for Time
This Labor Day week, Scott and Aaron celebrate the labor movement – which has always been largely driven by the fight for free time.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Social Movements, Fast and Slow
This week in history: Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dream” speech, and the 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: They Could Have Left A Note
This week in history: the Roanoke colony is lost, three years to the day after the birth of Virginia Dare.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: A Whole Series of Confectionery Treats on Sticks
This week in history: the invention of the Popsicle, the creation of “Dick & Jane,” and one woman’s effort to save Jockey’s Ridge State Park.
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Read MoreHistory 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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