This week in history: the first recorded sale of matches, the start of the Civil War, and the birth of pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins – as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president under whom she served as the first-ever female Cabinet secretary. Also: the birth of a largely forgotten but highly influential labor organizer, the signing of a major civil rights bill – and a discussion about the historical importance of small things and under-the-radar developments, which matter more to people’s everyday lives than the “big” events historians so often emphasize.

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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