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 arrives wearing a “Mr. Hillsborough” hat – sparking a conversation about his own personal backstory. Also: great figures in local and national history, including Daniel Boone (who may or may not have had a strong Hillsborough connection) and Marie Van Brittan Brown, who pioneered the first home video security system.

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