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 tells the story of ordinary folks doing great things: a small-time inventor who became U.S. President, a marine biologist who launched a movement, a polio-stricken woman who became one of the 20th century’s most celebrated photographers, and a college student who broke several world records in a span of just 45 minutes.

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