History Matters
History Matters: Bill of Rights Day!
Wednesday, December 15, is Bill of Rights Day! We chat about the Bill of Rights – and Scott’s annual bell-ringing ceremony.
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History Matters: It All Comes Back To The Triangle
This week (in response to a challenge from Aaron), Scott discusses three historical events with unexpected ties to our region.
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History Matters: Horribly Boring History
Taking Victor’s challenge, Scott discusses historical events that may have seemed boring at the time, but ultimately made a huge impact.
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History Matters: Remembering Heroic Women
Scott and Aaron remember heroic women of history: a Civil War surgeon, a civil rights pioneer, and a Hollywood star turned inventor.
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History Matters: Liberty Lives!
Aaron and Scott discuss early Americans who spoke out against the British – and some more recent trailblazers from the 20th century.
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History Matters: Fight, Lose, Rise, and Fight Again
Scott, Aaron, and Victor discuss historical figures who never gave up – and some heroic animals who braved trails and saved lives.
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History Matters: The Legend of Lincoln’s Beard
Joining by phone this time, Scott discusses the (progressive!) origins of Columbus Day – and how Lincoln’s beard birthed a board-game tycoon.
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History Matters: Fighting Scurvy, Celebrating Candee
This week in history: two pioneers in the fight against scurvy, and a trailblazing female journalist who survived the Titanic – and then some.
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History Matters: Birthdays and Rejections
Scott, Aaron, and Victor discuss notable celebrity birthdays – and historical examples of people who achieved success after being rejected.
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History Matters: Biking Around The World
This week we celebrate Annie Londonberry, who biked around the world in the 1890s, and 22 slaves who escaped in Wilmington in 1862.
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