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 MailMG42 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 BooksTriumph 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 UpdateJFK-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 UpdateWhy 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 UpdateHow 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 UpdateDid 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