Remembering events in North Carolina history that highlight both inspiring heroes…and disturbing trends.

Babe Ruth gets his start in Fayetteville, FDR is inaugurated, the telephone is patented, and a popular early PC is introduced. (Also, Scott and Aaron discuss the March of Dimes.)

Lamenting how long it takes to see needed change – and celebrating the activists who pushed for it anyway.

Scott dives into the story of a house in Hillsborough where George Washington slept – when he was in Virginia.

Harriet Jacobs, Abraham Lincoln, the NAACP, and UNC all celebrate birthdays this week; Duke students take over the Allen Building.

Golf on the moon, an Electoral College controversy, three Constitutional amendments, the birth of Biscuitville – and how the heck do you “swashbuckle,” anyway?

On National Backward Day, Scott and Aaron reflect on the forward and backward movements of history.

The California gold rush happened this week, but North Carolina had its own gold rush even earlier. Also, a near-nuclear disaster – surprisingly not far away.

A pair of great Americans have their birthdays this week: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Muhammad Ali.

The FCC is shut down, so anything goes! The state gets a highway marker, a pair of rogue scientists make discoveries, and Scott tells the story of Marvin Pipkin.