We explore the Battle of New Orleans including how this battle shaped American sentiment and how it propelled a singular American into fame and the White House.  

We look at the Mexican American war and the battle that propelled Zachary Taylor to the White House.  

We go to the Revolutionary War in 1778 and explore the importance of Monmouth Courthouse.  

We explore the 4th of July Holiday and on this, the 250th anniversary of our nation, all of the meanings of that great day.  

We all know about Washington, Adams and Jefferson.  But how about Robert Mason, Henry Knox and Francis Marion.  We give 10 lesser known Revolutionary figures the spotlight.  

We go from Frontier Tales to Redd Foxx, from Jack Benny to Lenny Bruce to discover this aspect of our heritage. 

We look at Lyndon Baines Johnson to see the potential and the pitfalls of a very busy five year presidency.  

We examine Arnold's roles in the Revolutionary War and learn why he betrayed his cause.  

We look at the many differences, and similarities of these two foundational colonies.  

We go from Fort Dearborn to the Great Fire to Al Capone and the 1968 Democratic Convention.