History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck)

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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.

This week, Scott and Aaron discuss the surrender at Bennett Place in Durham, which helped end the Civil War. Also, we celebrate a little-known hero who saved thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust – plus the inventor of the outboard motor, who may or may not have been motivated by sheer laziness. Plus, Earth Day!
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History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck)By 97.9 The Hill (WCHL)

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