Quick and Dirty History is the show about American history, on the go! Have a couple minutes to spare? Take the opportunity to learn about your American heritage...it will be quick, and dirty.
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California roars towards independence! It's the Bear Flag Revolt.
Chuck Norris makes Texas a state, then he fights a war...on his own.
The future of the Texas hangs in the balance...as tensions explode, so do the cannons. The fighting kicks off at the Alamo, with folk legend Davy Crockett. It doesn't turn out so well for him, but everyone will Remember the Alamo!
Westside is the best side...Unless you died of dysentery along the way. #OregonTrail. Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there's a dark side to westward expansion.
The American government wages war on Native Americans and the banks...at the behest of Andrew Jackson. The Trail of Tears becomes one of America's darkest stories.
A real S.O.B. whether you like him or hate him...the Age of Jackson has begun.
What does Corruption, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Electoral College have in common? They're all corrupt. Tune in!
America is feelin' good-ish! We are talking national unity, the Monroe Doctrine, and the elephant in the room tearing the country apart...slavery.
Florida is open territory for Andrew Jackson to deal a hand...or three.
Nat Turner hopes to change the tides of one of America's biggest skeletons in the closet, slavery.
The Industrial Revolution changes the nation, but it's fueled by blood, sweat, tears, and coal.
Old Hickory makes history in the most tragic battle of the War of 1812.
In an unparalleled dick move...The British burn Washington to the ground.
The United States Marines plant the first American flag on foreign soil as another war brews at home.
Conflict resolution at its finest...à la, Hamilton and Burr...
This expedition could be titled, "Sacagawea and Lewis and Clark." Learn why...
The Corps of Discovery prepares to boldly explore where no American dude or dudette has gone before.
The Supreme Court of the United States grows a pair of cajones during the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison.
If anyone knows how to talk $#i%, it's a politician. Jefferson and Adams started it.
In California, a king still rules from Spain as land is stolen from Native Americans.
The main man, George Washington, takes his place in American history once again as our first president.
The first ten amendments to the constitution make up a story. Listen in to hear it told during a day in the life of a wrongfully accused fish.
An oh so quick and dirty synopsis of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Our founding fathers got the pens and pencils, and got down to business! Learn how the great American Constitution came to be.
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and rumblings in the new republic.
WTF do we do? We've won a war for independence...now what?
Native Americans come out of the American Revolution with the shortest straw, and America throws another skeleton in their closet.
African Americans have been a central part of America since before its conception, and always will be. We wouldn't have an America without African Americans!
The Treaty of Paris officially ends the war...and nothing will make an Englishman $#!% faster than the sight of George Washington.
The British get nailed.
Quick and Dirty History is back baby! Americans have always dealt with hardship. As the world keeps turning, all we can do is move forward. Whether it's COVID-19 or Valley Forge, we must remain united. Remember, things have been tough in the past too. The story of Valley Forge begins now!
"We must indeed all hang together...or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." -Benjamin Franklin
That one time Alexander Hamilton blew up Princeton College!
Women are a critical part of the military in 1776! Hello ladies!
Thomas Paine releases his pro-independence pamphlet, Common Sense.
The battle of Bunker hill (Breed's hill) goes down...and, there's a new sheriff in town.
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