This is a show on the History Channel that I am just getting into and I am loving it.  It’s like a fun history lesson about the founding of our country and it’s states.  I will admit that I do not remember anything I learned in Junior College or before about the history of our country.  And when I say I don’t remember anything I mean literally nothing.  This show is like being in school only you get to watch TV the whole time.  That’s my kind of school.

I just watched one last week about Utah, the state I am currently living in and thought it was fascinating.  I loved hearing about the Mormon settlers and what they did to scare the Federal Government.  I also loved seeing how big the Utah Territory was before it got shrunk and finally made into a state.  I felt the information on the Mormons was fair and accurate.  Very well done.

Just now I watched one that dealt a lot with California, the state that will forever be my home and how I visualize myself.  You can take the girl out of California, but you can’t take the California out of the girl.  Cheesy I know but now I know how true it is.

California was also a lot bigger territory than it is now and we were so powerful at the time (and still are for that matter) that when we wanted to become a state we drew our own lines and Congress pretty much had to accept it.  Man, I love California.

It’s not just my two favorite states that I’m learning a lot about.  I also learned that Ohio didn’t have proper paperwork proving it was a state until the 50s.  Of course, it was always a state but Eisenhower signed the official papers for them when they celebrated 150 years and realized the paperwork was missing.

This show is super fun and very educational.  I don’t like Brian’s (the host) haircut.  Too short on the sides!!  But so far that is my only complaint about the show.  I have thoroughly enjoyed watching it.  This is not a stuffy, boring history show.  This has bangs and whistles which I apparently need to learn.  Love it.

How the States is on Tuesday at 11pm MT (Thank you Tivo.  There’s no way I could stay up that late.)  on The History Channel.  Also check listings for reruns, they run throughout the week.