Historia Obscura

This week on Historia Obscura: how a family in the Soviet Union spent almost half a century in the wilderness without any contact with the outside world. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how the influence of one sport took two nations at odds with each other and created one of the most crucial geopolitical relationships in the modern world. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how an American woman found her way into the British royal family, spurring a constitutional crisis in the process. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This is the third and final episode of the Historia Obscura miniseries The Rwandan Genocide . This week on Historia Obscura: how those responsible for perpetrating the Rwandan genocide were brought to justice. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This is the second episode of the Historia Obscura miniseries The Rwandan Genocide . This week on Historia Obscura: how people from Rwanda and the rest of the world risked their lives to do the right thing during Rwanda's darkest hour. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This is the first episode of the Historia Obscura miniseries The Rwandan Genocide . This week on Historia Obscura: how an African nation was ravaged by one of the most efficient and brutal genocides in human history. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how one well-intentioned man's scientific discovery would irreparably damage American sports forever. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a series of skirmishes over the status of slavery in the Kansas Territory foreshadowed the bloodiest conflict in American history. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara, Lisa Chase, and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how the American-born son of an American mother and a Japanese father fought against the United States in World War II. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a dissent by Clarence Thomas on a Supreme Court case regarding a specific abortion procedure would pave the way for the nullification of Roe v. Wade. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a white supremacist mob committed the only successful coup d'etat in American history against a racially integrated municipal government. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a tiny British territory a few miles off the coast of France was invaded and occupied by the Nazis during World War II. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how an American woman overcame opposition from within and without to become the president of a South American nation. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how Mexico fought against European superpowers in order to preserve its republican government. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a man spent sixty-eight years in prison and lived to see his release. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how one of the first republics in the modern world underwent several regime changes. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a single Korean conscript fought for the Japanese, Soviet, and German armies, all during the same war. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a legal battle involving a pregnant Irish teenager set in motion one of the most drastic ideological transformations in world history. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a group of ex-Confederates settled in Brazil and created a thriving Southern community there. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a young man survived the electric chair and fought in court to ensure he wouldn't be sent back. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a newly independent African nation with all odds stacked against turned into a prosperous society, thanks to the governance of one brilliant leader. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how a man who was born Jewish fought for his right to become an Israeli citizen, despite being a Catholic priest. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how an opioid epidemic two centuries ago set the stage for one of the most contentious geopolitical issues of the modern day (suggested by: Eliza from Colorado). Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how the American flag was hoisted over a foreign nation for the first time less than thirty years after the United States came into existence. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !

This week on Historia Obscura: how an Indian-American war hero and scholar fought against race-based naturalization restrictions in an attempt to become a United States citizen. Special thanks to Patreon subscribers Barbara and Tom! Subscribe to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/historiaobscura !