History Matters
History Matters: Fires, Schools, and Towers
Scott and Aaron discuss the invention of the fire extinguisher, the opening of the Eiffel Tower, and a court order desegregating schools.
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History Matters: Monsters, Girl Scouts, and Civil Rights Heroes
Scott and Aaron celebrate the author of Frankenstein, the founder of the Girl Scouts, and an unsung hero of the civil rights movement.
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History Matters: Thanks A Lot, Luther Burbank
This week in history: the Boston Massacre, the first telephone patent, and a horticulturist whose contributions are both beloved – and not.
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History Matters: Leap Day!
This week: the origin of Leap Day, the strength (or weakness) of the Constitution, and the weirdness of playing the national anthem at games.
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History Matters: Holidays and Horses
This week: the origins of President’s Day, a five-year horseback journey, a civil rights heroine, and a revolution in shopping.
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History Matters: Presidents and Paper Bags
This week, Aaron and Scott discuss Presidents’ Day, the Ferris wheel, Elizabeth Keckley, and the invention of the square-bottomed paper bag.
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History Matters: The Intern Taking Lincoln’s Picture
This week, Scott and Aaron look back at 1864, when Abraham Lincoln posed for the photo that eventually wound up on the five-dollar bill.
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History Matters: Civil Rights and Car Trouble
A broken car keeps Scott out of the studio, but he joins Aaron by phone to discuss significant moments in American civil-rights history.
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History Matters: Throwing Pie Pans on the Beach
This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate WCHL’s 71st birthday, the inventor of the Frisbee is born, and John Hancock saves the Constitution.
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History Matters: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
This week, Scott remembers the time in World War II when a wheat shortage briefly led the U.S. to ban sliced bread.
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