After Columbus opened Pandoras Box by crossing the Atlantic, conquistadors ventured into the New World for god, glory, and gold; rarely in that order. One of these conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro, could not ignore the rumors of an empire of golden citie

As the final episode of this wild year called 2020, here's fifteen quick mini-stories from throughout history!Support the show

Lots of myth busting of misconceptions about indigenous people coupled with new research that shines a light of what the New World and its inhabitants were actually like.Support the show

How do we Americans remember the deadliest night in human history? The answer is simple. We don't.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historium)

This is the story of the strangest race ever run.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historium)

In 1919, rage from injustices erupted into violent race riots which spread throughout Chicago. All the while, Spanish Flu spread like wildfire in this unfortunately relevant story about the Chicago Race Riots.

This is the story of the original Siamese Twins!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historium)

In Yosemite Valley, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a rag-tag group of rock climbers in the 1970s stumble upon the score of a lifetime.

This is a fun story about the Corrupted Blood plague that hit the realm of World of Warcraft and what it can teach us about epidemiology.

In the midst of the siege of Leningrad, a small enclave of Soviet scientists did what they could to protect a massive collection of seeds in order to save countless future human lives.