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 recounts the story of Annie Londonderry, who biked around the world to prove that women could. Also: Babe Zaharias Didrikson masters all the sports; pioneering Black librarian Virginia Lacy Jones stands up for inclusion; and the Stonewall riots launch the modern LGBTQ rights movement.

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