History Matters
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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History Matters: Constitution Week!
Scott and Aaron discuss the writing of the Constitution, the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and the infamous Dred Scott decision.
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History Matters: Resilience and Heroism
Scott and Aaron discuss the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks – but also great historical acts of heroism in the face of injustice.
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History Matters: Time for School!
This week, Scott and Aaron look back at developments in the field of education…and the concept of time. Plus, inspiration from Howard Zinn!
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History Matters: Dreamers!
It’s the anniversary of the “I Have A Dream” speech, so Scott and Aaron look back on people who realized their own dreams of a better world.
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History Matters: Radio, 1619, and the 19th Amendment
This week in history: the 19th Amendment is ratified, slaves arrive in Virginia, and the first commercial radio station starts broadcasting.
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History Matters: Great Women in History
This week we celebrate great women, from Julia Child to the progenitor of Monopoly to the NC woman who saved Jockey’s Ridge.
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History Matters: Fighting Nazis
This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate three individuals who all earned fame for standing up against the Nazi regime in Europe.
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History Matters: Remembering Sarah Keys
This week, Scott, Aaron and AJ remember Sarah Keys, a North Carolinian who became a civil rights pioneer this week in 1952.
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History Matters: Ice Cream, Paper Bags, and Apollo
Scott, Aaron, and Victor celebrate great historical innovations, like ice cream, the paper bag, and – what else? Oh yes, the moon landing.
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