History Matters: Where You Are in the Universe

History Matters: Where You Are in the Universe

From Chapelboro.com by Chapelboro.com

May 7, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

This episode discusses significant historical events including Alan Shepard's space flight and Roger Bannister's athletic achievement.

This week in history: Alan Shepard flies to space, and the Morehead Planetarium opens in Chapel Hill. As for more Earth-bound things: Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile, and a college student’s shoddy work leads directly to a Constitutional amendment. 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. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments , from local news to fun features to hard-hitting interviews. Listen: The post History Matters: Where You Are in the Universe appeared first on Chapelboro.com .

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Hosts: Scott Washington, Aaron Keck

Topics covered

  • space exploration
  • historical events
  • local history
  • sports milestones
  • constitutional history

Keywords

  • Alan Shepard
  • Morehead Planetarium
  • Roger Bannister
  • four-minute mile
  • Constitutional amendment

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