Bleeding Kansas: The Civil War's Proxy War
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 subscrib...
5 Aug 202219min
Ryo Kurusu: The American Rikugun-Shosa
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...
22 Jul 202218min
Stenberg v. Carhart: Clarence Thomas's Prophetic Dissent
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 ...
8 Jul 202218min
The Wilmington Insurrection: An American Coup d'État
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 s...
24 Jun 202218min
Holocaust in the British Isles: The Occupation of the Channel Islands
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...
10 Jun 202217min
Janet Jagan: The American President of Guyana
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 T...
27 Mai 202219min
The Franco-Mexican War: Europe's Final Occupation of the Americas
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 Pat...
13 Mai 202218min
Sixty-Eight Years Behind Bars: The Story of Paul Geidel
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.p...
29 Apr 202217min
