This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution – creating a country that was larger, from a 1787 perspective, than just about anything we can imagine today. Also: a daring slave escape during the Civil War, a famed Arctic explorer who had to delay publishing her research because the U.S. government needed it during wartime – and a UFO sighting by a relatively well-known historical figure.
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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