This week we recognize history’s pets: a 250-year-old giant tortoise, America’s first seeing-eye dog, and a homing pigeon who became a World War II hero.<br />

This week we recognize history’s pets: a 250-year-old giant tortoise, America’s first seeing-eye dog, and a homing pigeon who became a World War II hero.

This week we recognize history’s pets: a 250-year-old giant tortoise, America’s first seeing-eye dog, and a homing pigeon who became a World War II hero.<br>

History Matters: Great Pets of History!

Local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck to 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.

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