History Matters
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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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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History 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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History 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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History 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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History 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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History 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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History 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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History Matters: Sellouts, Smallpox, Sailors and Stars
Scott and Aaron remember vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner and evolution teacher John Scopes – but Aaron’s not a fan of his post-teaching career.
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History Matters: The Best C That Ever Was Given
This week, Scott and Aaron remember the 1992 ratification of the 27th Amendment – a process that began with a college student’s paper.
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