This week in history: Walt Disney is born, Rosa Parks takes a seat for justice, and a chimpanzee blazes a trail to space.

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This week in history marks the debut of two famous mice: Mickey Mouse in 1928, and the computer mouse in the late 1960s. Also: Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address – and issues a proclamation fixing the date of Thanksgiving, thanks in part to a delay in the Gettysburg ceremony.

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This week, Scott and Aaron remember a pioneering woman aviator, the invention of the grocery cart, and the largest iceberg ever spotted. Also: trailblazing 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly goes around the world in 72 days; the Guinness Book of World Records is launched; and new advancements in transportation pave the way for expanded freedom and equality. (And corporatization too, but that’s another story.)

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This week in history: James Naismith invents basketball, to help combat a rash of juvenile delinquency. (Kids today are not more unruly or disrespectful than previous generations, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.) Also: Benjamin Banneker helps plan Washington, DC; Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr invents a new technology to help fight the Nazis; Susan B. Anthony stands up for voting rights; and the Depression-era Civil Works Administration leads to a new museum in Hillsborough.

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 remember a mock funeral for “liberty” that Wilmingtonians staged in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act. Also: A French doctor sails across the Atlantic for mental health awareness; a New York woman invents the modern home security system; and Orson Welles terrifies the entire nation.

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This week in history: North Carolina women publicly stand up to Great Britain in 1774, in a boycott called the “Edenton Tea Party.” Also: the United Nations charter takes effect, thanks to the efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt; pioneering woman aviator Beryl Markham one-ups Charles Lindbergh; Thomas Edison perfects the light bulb; and Aaron offers a poor forecast of Boston’s December weather.

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This week, Aaron and Scott remember Abraham Lincoln’s beard and the inventor of the yellow light at intersections. Also: a nineteenth-century woman walks around the world (sort of); an impromptu childhood story turns into an all-time classic; and Scott recounts his favorite historical story, about a carrier pigeon who saved a squadron of troops in World War II – plus a French cat who went to space.

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This week in history: “The Jazz Singer” is released in theaters, the first-ever “talkie” movie with synchronized sound. Also: the Battle of Kings Mountain marks a turning point in the Revolutionary War; “Dune” author and celebrated futurist Frank Herbert is born; and President John F. Kennedy delivers a famous speech in Chapel Hill, on UNC’s University Day.

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This week, Scott and Aaron remember two 19th-century women whose work focused on lifting people up: Caroline Yale, who developed new techniques for teaching the hearing-impaired, and Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novels focused on the lives of the very poor. Also: a Duke professor becomes a pioneer in the study of ESP and parapsychology, and an American immigrant scores a hit by inventing Cracker Jack.

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This week in history: the U.S. Post Office is established in 1789, and Congress approves the Bill of Rights. Also: Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to climb Mt. Everest, and Ellen Church becomes the first commercial flight attendant (though only because sexism prevented her from becoming a pilot).

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.

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