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.
It’s Leap Day, the first one on a Thursday in almost 20 years. Scott and Aaron discuss the origin of Leap Day on the calendar; they explore the history of voting rights and the power (or lack thereof) of the Constitution; and Aaron discusses the weirdness of playing the national anthem before sporting events.
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