This week in history: the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in North Carolina helps spark the Revolutionary War. Also: the derisive word “bunk” is coined in response to a long, rambling speech from a Buncombe County lawmaker; and a British man patents a game that eventually becomes popular when it gets a better name. (Also: Aaron remembers his experience being in the U.S. Capitol for the State of the Union in 2000, and Scott promises to dig into the etymological origins of the word “tennis.”)
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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