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 and Aaron celebrate the 150th birthday of radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi – great at technology, bad at planning trips. Also this week: Coca-Cola unveils New Coke, the Hubble telescope heads to space, Coretta Scott King is born in Alabama, and the world marks the ongoing fight against malaria.

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