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!