Real Clear History Tuesday
History's 10 Most Influential Battles - Michael Lanning, History Place1815Napoleon Defeated in Battle of Waterloo
How Wellington Beat Napoleon at Waterloo - BBC News1815Napoleon Defeated in Battle of Waterloo
The Pathos of Napoleon's Penis - Judith Pascoe, New York Times1815Napoleon Defeated in Battle of Waterloo
Churchill Agonized Over 'Finest' Speech - Richard Alleyne, Telegraph1940Winston Churchill Delivers 'Finest Hour' Speech
How Brit Became Mouthpiece for Nazis - Spartacus Educational1945'Lord Haw-Haw' William Joyce Charged with Treason
Lord Haw-Haw and His Last Thoughts - Francis Beckett, The Guardian1945'Lord Haw-Haw' William Joyce Charged with Treason
Frederick Tastes His First Defeat in Bohemia - British Battles1757Seven Years' War: Battle of Kolin
Frederick: 1st Military Celebrity - Dennis Showalter, Military History1757Seven Years' War: Battle of Kolin
Tang Dynasty: Renaissance in Middle Kingdom - Travel Guide China618Tang Dynasty Established in China
What Caused Strange Staines Catastrophe? - Air Disaster1972BEA Flight 548 Crashes in Staines
History Live
British Girls in Nazi Finishing Schools - Rachel Johnson, Der SpiegelA Shocking Discovery of WWII Nazi in Minnesota - Associated Press
Young American's Chance Encounter With Hitler - Herbert Fierst, ADST
10 Outstanding Mistakes in History - Charles Nevin, BBC News
Book Reviews
Still Prosecuting Chambers v. Hiss - Mark Judge, RealClearBooksIs Fate of Rome Destiny for America? - Edward Luce, Financial Times
A History of Making Spies and Traitors - Jason Matthews, Wall St. Journal
The Astounding Soviet Defection Deception - Miguel Faria, Newsmax
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Real Clear History Monday
Morning UpdateNixon Was Far Worse Than We Thought - Bernstein & Woodward, WaPo1972Watergate Burglers Arrested
Nixon's Downfall a Media Myth - W.J. Campbell, Media Myth Alert1972Watergate Burglers Arrested
Bunker Hill: A Valuable Defeat for Colonials - Charlestown Online1775Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill
Berlin Uprising Unnerves Soviet Sphere - Karl Mautner, ADST1953East Berliners Revolts Against Soviet Authorities
Imre Nagy: Hungary's 1956 Martyr - History Learning Site1958Ex-Hungary PM Imre Nagy Executed
Hungary's Revolutionary Olympians - Alexander Wolff, Spts Illustrated1958Ex-Hungary PM Imre Nagy Executed
Petain Zealously Did Nazis' Bidding - Lizzy Davies, The Guardian1940Marshal Petain Becomes Leader of Vichy France
France's Last Public Beheading by Guillotine - Executed Today1939Criminal Eugen Weidmann Publicly Beheaded
'Pretty Boy' Floyd's K.C. Union Station Massacre - FBI1933Four FBI Agents Killed in Kansas City Shootout
O.J.'s Surreal Low-Speed Chase - Jim Newton & Shawn Hubler, LA Times1994O.J. Simpson Leads Police on Car Chase
Real Clear History Saturday
Morning UpdateFrom Lee's Home to Arlington Cemetery - Robert Poole, Smithsonian1864Arlington National Cemetery Is Established
U.S., Britain Nearly Fight War over a Pig - National Park Service1859Border Dispute over San Juan Island Erupts
Strange Borderlands Between U.S. and Canada - Proud Geek1846Oregon Treaty Marks Border at 49th Parallel
A Lawless Assassination of U.S. Diplomats - George Lambrakis, ADST1976U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Kidnapped and Killed
Shocking Lynching Stains Minnesota - Minnesota Historical Society19203 Black Circus Workers Lynched in Duluth
Pushing Closer to Japanese Homeland - Francis O'Brie, WWII Magazine1944World War II: Battle of Saipan Begins
Wilhelm's Fateful Reign as Kaiser - Michael Duffy, First World War1888Wilhelm II Becomes German Kaiser
Kosovo's Bloody History and Jihad - Richard Jansen, Colorado State U.1389Ottoman Empire Fight Serbs in Battle of Kosovo
The Cataclysmic Eruption of Mount Pinatubo - USGS1991Mount Pinatubo Erupts, Killing Over 800
How the Idea of Flight Became Reality - Judy Rumerman, NPS1785French Pilot Becomes First Casualty of Air Disaster
Real Clear History Friday
Morning UpdateBirth of America's First-Rate Army - James Nelson, Command Post1775Continental Army Established by Congress
A History of Stars and Stripes - U.S. Embassy Stockholm1777Congress Adopts Stars and Stripes as U.S. Flag
Truth About Betsy Ross and U.S. Flag - Ed Crews, Colonial Williamsburg1777Congress Adopts Stars and Stripes as U.S. Flag
How Each American President Viewed God - PBS1954Eisenhower Signs Bill to Include 'Under God' in Pledge
Argentine Cannon Fodder in Hopeless War - Jens Glusing, Der Spiegel1982Argentine Forces Surrender in Falklands War
A Reporter's Ordeal as Argentina's POW - Ian Mather, The Observer1982Argentine Forces Surrender in Falklands War
Terror Aboard TWA Flight 847 - William Smith, Time1985Terrorists Hijack TWA Flight 847
On the Trail of Kentucky Bourbon - Jeff Burkhart, National Geographic1789Bourbon Whiskey Is First Produced
Marengo Victory Bolsters Napoleon - John Rickard, History of War1800Napoleon's Forces Win Battle of Marengo
Plus Ca Change, France Stays the Same - David Bell, Newsweek1940German Troops Enter Paris
Historiat Blog: Harding's Speech Heard 'Round the World
Real Clear History Thursday
Morning UpdateWhat Actually Killed Alexander the Great - Rosella Lorenzi, Discovery323Alexander the Great Dies in Babylon
Lafayette and Founding of America - James Gaines, Smithsonian1777Marquis de Lafayette Lands in South Carolina
The Mysterious Death of Mad King Ludwig - Schwangau1886Bavarian King Ludwig II Found Dead
Why Pentagon Papers Matter Now - Daniel Ellsberg, The Guardian1971New York Times Begins Publishing 'Pentagon Papers'
Journalism's Glory Days of Pentagon Papers - Peter Osnos, The Atlantic1971New York Times Begins Publishing 'Pentagon Papers'
USS Jeannette's Fateful Arctic Expedition - Navy Department Library1881USS Jeannette Sinks in Arctic
V1 Flying Bomb: Hitler's First Terror Weapon - The History Place1944Germany Launches First V1 Attack on Britain
The Strange Case of 'Miranda' - Caldwell & Lief, American Heritage1966U.S. Supreme Court Renders 'Miranda' Decision
Recent Treason Cases in the United Kingdom - BBC News1981Marcus Sarjeant Fires Blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
The Love of Martin Luther's Life - Erwin Weber, The Lutheran Journal1525Martin Luther Defies Church to Marry
Historiat Blog: Pentagon Papers Spill Vietnam War's Secrets
