Real Clear History Thursday
Sun Sets on Japan Over Leyte Gulf - Tim Lanzendorfer, The Pacific War1944World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Halsey: Hero in Greatest Naval Fight - Barrett Tillman, WWII Magazine1944World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Kamikaze: Japan's Suicide Warfare - Uri Noy, 2 World War 21944World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Zhokov: A Favorite Son of Mother Russia - Peter Chen, WWII Database1941Field Marshal Zhukov Takes Command of Red Army
Fall of Brutus at Second Battle of Philippi - UNRV History42Brutus Commits Suicide After Defeat in Battle
1st Suicide Bomb Attack on America - Jim Michaels, USA Today1983Suicide Bomber Kills 241 U.S. Servicemen
Marines in a Different Kind of War - Thomas Friedman, History Reader1983Suicide Bomber Kills 241 U.S. Servicemen
Top 5 Political Brawls in U.S. History - Jarrett Stepman, Human Events1836Founding of the Republic of Texas
Lincoln's Crackdown on Civil Liberties - David Greenberg, Slate1861Lincoln Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus
It's Time to 'Nuke' Dinner! - Priya Ganapati, Wired1955First Microwave Oven Is Introduced
History Live
Did Oppenheimer Really Die a 'Broken Man'? - Weekly Standard1930s Dust Bowl Was Unprecedented Drought - Hannah Hoag, Nature
Julia Pastrana, the Bearded Lady - Helen King, Wonders and Marvels
Mystery of Old New Orleans - Hunter Oatman-Stanford, Collectors Weekly
Book Reviews
Triumph of English-Speaking Peoples - Jay Weiser, Weekly StandardStonewall Jackson: Holy Warrior - Clay Reynolds, Dallas Morning News
Napoleon on the Downward Slope - James Banner, Weekly Standard
Further Muddling JFK Legacy - David Reitzes, Washington Decoded
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Real Clear History Wednesday
Morning UpdateFate of German Rocket Men Who Went East - Anatoly Zak, Air & Space1959Wernher von Braun Reassigned to NASA
Von Braun: The Original Rocket Scientist - Robin Williams, NASA1959Wernher von Braun Reassigned to NASA
Valentich's Encounter With an UFO? - R. Haines & P. Norman, JSE1978Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
Republic of Texas: A Decade of Independence - Son of the South1836Founding of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston's Lone Star Legacy - Texas State Historical Association1836Founding of the Republic of Texas
President Harding Takes on Southern Racism - Andrew Glass, Politico1921Harding Condemns Lynching of Blacks
'Pretty Boy' Floyd's Kansas City Massacre - FBI1934FBI Men Kill Bank Robber 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
Serbia's Sorrow at Kragujevac - Carl Savich, Free Republic1941World War II: Kragujevac Massacre
Moquet: A French Communist and Patriot? - Bruce Crumpley, Time1941Nazi Executions of French Resistance
50 Facts About New York City Icon - Patrick Huguenin, NY Daily News1959Opening of NYC's Guggenheim Museum
Real Clear History Tuesday
Morning UpdateThe Man and the Legend of Horatio Nelson - Colin White, BBC1805Napoleon Defeated at Battle of Trafalgar
How Britain Beat Back Napoleon at Sea - Nelson's Navy1805Napoleon Defeated at Battle of Trafalgar
Cunning Mao Cut India Down to Size - Brahma Chellaney, Rediff1962China Launches Sino-Indian War
Deceptive Chinese Fool Nehru - Chidanand Rajghatta, Times of India1962China Launches Sino-Indian War
Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre' - Carroll Kilpatrick, Washington Post1973Nixon Fires Aides in 'Saturday Night Massacre'
Bishop's Execution Prompts U.S. Invasion - Government of Grenada1983Grenada PM Maurice Bishop Executed
A Cold War Hot Battle in the Caribbean - Charles Gillespie, Jr., ADST1983Grenada PM Maurice Bishop Executed
World's 10 Greatest Opera Houses - David Daniel, Travel and Leisure1973Sydney Opens Opera House
Fosbury's History-Changing Flop - Richard Hoffer, The Revolutionary1968Fosbury Wins Olympic Gold in High Jump
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Tragic Flight - Check-Six1977Lynyrd Skynryd Plane Crash in Mississippi
Real Clear History Monday
Morning UpdateNapoleon Just as Barbaric as Hitler - Christopher Hudson, Daily Mail1812Napoleon Withdraws From Moscow
Napoleon's Disastrous Retreat From Moscow - Paul Britten-Austin, BBC1812Napoleon Withdraws From Moscow
MacArthur Makes His Famous Return - Pat Horan, Historiat1944World War II: The Battle of Leyte
The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson - Henry Wiencek, Smithsonian1784Jefferson Accused of Affair With Slave
Jefferson Paternity Hardly 'Proven' - W.J. Campbell, Media Myth Alert1784Jefferson Accused of Affair With Slave
Victory and Glory for a New Nation - John Ferling, History Reader1781British Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis: A Life in Service of Empire - Janie Cheaney, BKM&C1781British Surrender at Yorktown
Battle of Ypres Begins Race to the Sea - John Rickard, History of War1914World War I: First Battle of Ypres
Justice Elusive for Guildford Four - Richard Holt, The Telegraph1989Guildford Four Bombing Suspects' Conviction Quashed
The Lessons of 'Black Monday' - Matthew Bandyk, US News & World Rpt1987Black Monday: Dow Jones Plunges 508 Points
Real Clear History Saturday
Morning UpdateWhen Foreign Powers Dominated China - Robert Bickers, History Today1860Burning of China's Summer Palace
Second Opium War: Another Chinese Humiliation - Global Security1860Burning of China's Summer Palace
Seward's Folly Secures Alaska for America - Alaska Web1867U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska
Alaska's Journey from Russian Outpost to U.S. Frontier - PBS1867U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska
Saving the Mason-Dixon Line - Bijal Trivedi, National Geographic1767Mason-Dixon Line Drawn
How Fuchs Betrayed Nuclear Secrets - Russell Aiuto, Crime Library1945Klaus Fuchs Supplies USSR Nuclear Secrets
Fall of Honecker: East German Autocrat - David Childs, Independent1989East German Leader Erich Honecker Ousted
Brundage: An Olympic Enigma - Mike Takeuchi, A Different Perspective1968USOC Boots Sprinters for 'Black Power Salute'
Still Feeling Fire from 'Black Power' Salute - Neil Amdur, NY Times1968USOC Boots Sprinters for 'Black Power Salute'
Why 'Moby Dick' Is Still Worth Reading - Linda Holmes, NPR1851Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick' Published