This week, Scott and Aaron remember a pioneering woman aviator, the invention of the grocery cart, and the largest iceberg ever spotted. Also: trailblazing 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly goes around the world in 72 days; the Guinness Book of World Records is launched; and new advancements in transportation pave the way for expanded freedom and equality. (And corporatization too, but that’s another story.)

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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