This week, Scott and Aaron remember the 234th anniversary of the 1791 ratification of the Bill of Rights – which Scott celebrates each year with a bell-ringing ceremony in Hillsborough. Also: the Constitution is amended to ban slavery; the Boston Tea Party helps launch the American Revolution; the Wright brothers take flight; “Gone With The Wind” and “It’s A Wonderful Life” arrive in theaters; “The Simpsons” makes its TV debut; George Washington camps with his troops at Valley Forge – and a notable boat carrying migrant refugees arrives on American soil.
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.
Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
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