This week in history: celebrating Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, and Elizabeth Blackwell (the first female doctor in the US), all born this week.

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Scott, Aaron, and Victor celebrate the 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly. Also: the 13th Amendment passes, and mini-golf is invented (maybe) in Pinehurst.

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Scott and Aaron celebrate Inauguration Day by looking back at other celebration-worthy events in history – including some significant inventions.

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For the first time, Scott’s list of events that occurred “this week in history” includes one that actually occurred this very year: Trump’s impeachment.

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We celebrate the first History Matters segment on “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” though it comes in the midst of yet another heavy, historic week.

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December 15 is Bill of Rights Day, and Scott’s brought props! Also: the Wright Brothers take their first flight, and the 13th Amendment goes into effect.

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Among this week’s items, Scott and Aaron discuss Rosa Parks’ sit-down bus protest – and a wild outcome in the Electoral College vote in 1824.

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Scott and Aaron discuss the invention of the computer mouse and the phonograph, the Gettysburg Address, and a demonstration against the Stamp Act.

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Scott and Aaron discuss famous “tall tales” in history – including the “death” of Paul McCartney and the “discovery” of the Loch Ness Monster.

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With the votes still being counted, Scott and Aaron look back at previous contentious elections – including some that took months to resolve.

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