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Local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck to look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civ... more
FAQs about History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck):How many episodes does History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck) have?The podcast currently has 278 episodes available.
December 06, 2019Neon Palaces! (Or, Neon and Palaces.)Neon lighting is patented, the “Tryon Palace” opens, and two art-collecting sisters manage to save a massive number of early 20th-century masterpieces....more18minPlay
November 21, 2019It’s Freedom Week!New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights, North Carolina ratifies the Constitution, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence has a narrow escape....more17minPlay
November 15, 2019Parades, Medals, and Wild SpeculationsScott and Aaron discuss the 100-year history of Veterans Day – plus a Civil War-era Medal of Honor that was bestowed, revoked, and bestowed again....more12minPlay
November 07, 2019Inventors and Basketball CoachesScott and Aaron discuss major inventions, the 1898 Wilmington coup, and the local connection to James Naismith, the creator of basketball....more17minPlay
October 31, 2019Haunted Halloween!Scott and Aaron share their favorite local Halloween stories. (Turns out Hillsborough has a pretty haunted history. Who knew?!)...more16minPlay
October 24, 2019Women’s Rights and West FloridaThomas Edison invents the light bulb, women’s rights activists hold their first national convention, and James Madison claims West Florida for the USA....more18minPlay
October 18, 2019Heroic AnimalsCornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown has nothing on the first cat in space or a pigeon who saved a thousand lives in World War II....more16minPlay
October 03, 2019“Give Me A Patent And Four Million Dollars!”Scott and Aaron cover famous birthdays, the career of Herbert Hoover, and the history of standardized time zones. (It was all about the railroads.)...more15minPlay
September 26, 2019Celebrating WhistleblowersOn a week when whistleblowers are rather prominent in the news, Scott and Aaron take a look back at the history of whistleblowing. (And the Constitution too. For good measure.)...more14minPlay
September 19, 2019Constitution Day!September 17 is Constitution Day! Scott and Aaron share their favorite fun stories (they have a lot) about the Constitution’s history....more17minPlay
FAQs about History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck):How many episodes does History Matters (This Morning with Aaron Keck) have?The podcast currently has 278 episodes available.