Real Clear History Friday

FDR's Deception to Win a Fourth Term - Barron Lerner, Slate1944FDR Re-elected to a Fourth Term

Lincoln in America's Oddest Vote - Harold Holzer, American Heritage1860Lincoln Defeats Douglas in Presidential Election

Surviving Midterm Election in War - David Von Drehle, Command Post1862Congressional Elections Held During Civil War

Tom Bradley Wasn't Beaten by 'Bradley Effect' - Sal Russo, WSJ1989Douglas Wilder, David Dinkins Elected

How Magic Johnson Fought HIV - Michael Specter, New Yorker1991Magic Johnson Announces Has HIV

Magic Remains Living Symbol of Hope - Bill Plaschke, LA Times1991Magic Johnson Announces Has HIV

Japan Finally Catches Russian Master Spy - Executed Today1944Japan Hangs Soviet Spy Richard Sorge

Richard Sorge: Patriot, Playboy, Hero of Soviet Union - Pravda1944Japan Hangs Soviet Spy Richard Sorge

Separating Facts and Fiction About Butch Cassidy - Utah.com1908Butch Cassidy Allegedly Killed in Bolivia

An Engineering 'Fail': Tacoma's 'Galloping Gertie' - WDOT1940Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses

History Live

How Nazis Killed With the Guillotine - Guy Walters, Daily Mail
MG42 Machine Gun Was Hitler's Buzz Saw - Paul Huard, War Is Boring
Top 5 Battleships of All Time - James Holmes, National Interest
Britain's Hidden Special Forces Heroes - Lord Ashcroft, The Telegraph

Book Reviews

How Lincoln Played the Press - Garry Wills, New York Review of Books
Triumph of English-Speaking Peoples - Jay Weiser, Weekly Standard
Stonewall Jackson: Holy Warrior - Clay Reynolds, Dallas Morning News
Napoleon on the Downward Slope - James Banner, Weekly Standard

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Real Clear History Thursday

Morning Update

JFK-Nixon and Top 10 Closest Presidential Elections - TopTenz1860Lincoln Defeats Douglas in Presidential Election

Most Transformative U.S. President? Try Lincoln - Bucky Fox, IBD1860Lincoln Defeats Douglas in Presidential Election

Jefferson Davis: One and Only Rebel President - Encyclopedia Virginia1861Jefferson Davis Elected C.S.A. President

The Forgotten Battle of Passchendaele - Andrew Chung, Toronto Star1917World War I: Third Battle of Ypres Ends

Battle That Decided China's Fate - Joshua Gilbert, Armchair General1948Chinese Civil War: Huaihai Campaign Begins

Fort Hood Murder Spree Enabled by P.C. - Mark Steyn, Macleans2009Massacre at U.S. Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas

Hasan's Troubled Past Is No Mystery - Powell & Wise, Houston Chronicle2009Massacre at U.S. Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas

Carlos the Jackal's Stasi Connection - Tony Paterson, The Independent2011Leftist Terrorist 'Carlos the Jackal' to Be Retried

Apartheid Legacy Haunts White Africans - Aubrey Whelan, McClatchy1962U.N. Condemns South Africa's Apartheid Policies

How Baltimore Nabbed Cleveland Browns - Jon Morgan, Baltimore Sun1995Browns Owner Art Modell Announces Move to Baltimore

Real Clear History Wednesday

Morning Update

Why 1980 Polls Missed Landslide - Massimo Calabresi, Time1980Reagan Defeats Carter in Landslide

How Reagan Hobbled the Democrats - Tom Curry, MSNBC1980Reagan Defeats Carter in Landslide

Catholic Conspiracy and Gunpowder Plot - Pat Horan, RCH1605Plot to Assassinate King James I Foiled

Why Soviet Tanks Rolled into Budapest - Jordan Rogers, ADST1956Soviet Tanks Crush Hungarian Revolution

Hungary's Fight for Freedom Lives On - Ian Traynor, The Guardian1956Soviet Tanks Crush Hungarian Revolution

Effects of 'Vietnamization' on War - John Rincon, Military History1969Nixon Announces Policy of 'Vietnamization'

Rabin's Assassin and Wasted Lives - Hillel Halkin, New York Sun1995Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated

Yitzhak Rabin: Israel's Soldier, Statesman, Martyr - Dadalos1995Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated

In the End, the Radical Kahane Won - Shaul Arieli, Haaretz1990Rabbi Meir Kahane Assassinated

Did Rothstein 'Fix' Black Sox Scandal? - Daniel Nathan, Legal Affairs1928Notorious Gambler Arnold Rothstein Shot

Real Clear History Tuesday

Morning Update

How Iran Crisis Became a Catastrophe - Bruce Laingen, ADST1979Iranians Storm U.S. Embassy in Tehran

Hostage Crisis Proved a Khomeini Folly - Ray Takeyh, History Reader1979Iranians Storm U.S. Embassy in Tehran

What 'Argo' Misses About Iran - Roya Hakakian, Daily Beast1979Iranians Storm U.S. Embassy in Tehran

Surviving as an Iranian Hostage - Kevin Stabinsky, U.S. Army1979Iranians Storm U.S. Embassy in Tehran

Truman's Improbable Win - Michael Haydock, American History Mag1948Truman Wins 1948 Presidential Election

How 'Dewey Defeats Truman' Happened - Tim Jones, Chicago Tribune1948Truman Wins 1948 Presidential Election

Jesse Ventura's Unscripted Upset - Pam Belluck, New York Times1998Jesse Ventura Elected Governor of Minnesota

Panama Independence Paves Way for Canal - Countries Quest1903Panama Declares Independence from Colombia

Louis Chevrolet's Enduring Brand - Mark DeSantis, GM Heritage Center1911Chevrolet Car Company Founded in Detroit

Notorious, Remarkable 'Black Bart' - James Rice, SF Virtual Museum1883Highwayman Black Bart's Last Robbery

Real Clear History Monday

Morning Update

Did JFK Order Diem's Killing? - John Prados, National Security Archive1963South Vietnam President Diem Killed in Coup

Assassination Traps U.S. in Vietnam - Peter Kross, Vietnam Magazine1963South Vietnam President Diem Killed in Coup

Most Consequential Election in History - Kenneth Walsh, U.S. News1964LBJ Beats Goldwater in Landslide for Re-election

Goldwater Reinvented Modern GOP - Bart Barnes, Washington Post1964LBJ Beats Goldwater in Landslide for Re-election

Howard Hughes: An Aviation Pathfinder - Century of Flight1947'Spruce Goose' Makes Maiden (and Only) Flight

'Spruce Goose' Spreads Its Wings - The Aviation Zone1947'Spruce Goose' Makes Maiden (and Only) Flight

Inside Texas UFO Sighting - Kevin Randle, A Different Perspective1957UFO Sighting in Levelland, Texas

Israel Must Defend Balfour's Legacy - Michael Freund, Jerusalem Post1917Balfour Declaration Backs Homeland for Jews

The Greatest Computer Hacks of All Time - Michelle Delio, Wired1988Morris Worm - First Internet Virus - Is Unleashed

The Quiz Show Scandal and Me - Charles Van Doren, New Yorker1959Van Doren Confesses at Congressional Hearing