History Matters
March 15, 2018: What If?
The Americans defeat the British at Guilford Courthouse. Would the war have ended differently if individual battles had gone some other way?
March 8, 2018: Beating The Speaker Ban
It’s now been more than 50 years since UNC students fought (successfully) against the infamous Speaker Ban.
February 22, 2018: Washington’s Birthday
How you can celebrate Washington’s birthday – by eating Mexican food in Hillsborough. (Also, Scott and Aaron effusively praise each other.)
February 15, 2018: The Perspective Of History
History teaches us to understand current issues in context. It also gives us hope.
February 8, 2018: Contraband…In Space!
If you were an astronaut, what would you sneak onto a space flight?
February 1, 2018: OED
Scott and Aaron get wordy, as this week marks the anniversary of the first Oxford English Dictionary.
January 25, 2018: Happy Birthday
“History Matters” has been on the air for one year! And WCHL celebrates its 65th anniversary.
January 11, 2018: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Alexander Hamilton’s birthday, the 100th anniversary of Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” speech, and a historically-bizarre statue in New Orleans.
December 28, 2017: Christmas
The long and winding history of America’s favorite holiday.
December 21, 2017: Ahead of Schedule
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor dark of night, nor Aaron’s trip to New Orleans, will stay the History Matters segment!