Category Archives: long island

The Era of Good Feelings 54



America is feelin’ good-ish!  We are talking national unity, the Monroe Doctrine, and the elephant in the room tearing the country apart…slavery.


Seminole Wars 53



Florida is open territory for Andrew Jackson to deal a hand…or three.


The Supreme Court 42



The Supreme Court of the United States grows a pair of cajones during the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison.


Political Mudslinging 41



If anyone knows how to talk $#i%, it’s a politician.  Jefferson and Adams started it.


Shays’ Rebellion 34



Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and rumblings in the new republic.


WTF do we do next? 33



WTF do we do?  We’ve won a war for independence…now what?


Headed South! 28



The British take the war to the South!


Valley Forge 26



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!


The Battles of Saratoga 25



The tides of war are about to change!


The Articles of Confederation 24



“We must indeed all hang together…or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”  -Benjamin Franklin