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.
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This week, Scott and Aaron look back on the debut of “Oklahoma,” the first dance marathon, and the first appearance of the peace symbol. Also, we connect new trends with old trends: viral TikTok endurance challenges as the modern-day version of 1920s dance marathons, or online learning as the modern-day version of the 19th- and 20th-century mail-away correspondence courses. Truly, nothing new under the sun.
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