History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck)

History Matters: Silhouettes of Independence


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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.

On this special Wednesday edition of History Matters, Scott and Aaron discuss the Declaration of Independence and what led to it – including some pivotal events here in North Carolina. Also: Amelia Earhart’s plane goes down; another pioneering woman aviator takes flight; an American sculptor overcomes prejudice to achieve global renown; and a despised French administrator lends his name to a new art form.

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