History Matters: 800 Years of History
This week, Scott covers 800 years of history – including the execution of six accused “Regulators” in Hillsborough in 1771.
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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: Roger Sherman of Connecticut
Founding-era leader Roger Sherman takes center stage, for contributions both around the Revolution and the framing of the Bill of Rights.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Bigger Than Any One Person
This week in history: Harriet Tubman moves around to fight for freedom – while Claudette Colvin fights for freedom by staying in place.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: 5-25-77
This week: Star Wars hits theaters, Jesse Owens sets records, Rachel Carson saves the ecosystem, and Dorothea Lange documents the Depression.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Whoop-De-Doo For Charles Lindbergh
Scott and Aaron look back on Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and a third pilot who’s more famous for her time in the water.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: A Golden Corral of History
This week marks the anniversary of the 1771 Battle of Alamance and the start of the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Where You Are in the Universe
This week in history: the Morehead Planetarium opens in Chapel Hill, and a bad student paper leads to a Constitutional amendment.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: Live In The Along
This week, Scott and Aaron remember poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who became the first Black writer to win a Pulitzer Prize this week in 1950.
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