RealClearHistory January 5, 2026 Archives

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U.S. Interventions in Latin America Don't Always Go as Planned

Scott Neuman NPR

Dictators the U.S. Has Ousted Throughout History

Giulia Carbonaro Newsweek

The Latest in the History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America

Ayesha Rascoe NPR

When the Mob Teamed Up With the Navy to Get Mussolini

Daniel Tobias Flint WATM

Locating Altmark: An RAF Rescue Mission Beyond Compare

Eric Niderost WHN

When Benjamin Franklin Tried to Annex Canada

Gavin Ramnauth National Post

The Only Direct Combat Between U.S. and Soviet Forces

Allen Frazier Military.com

Scores Killed in Swiss Blaze – Worst Bar Fires in History

Jasmine Laws Newsweek

Canada and the US: A Tangled History

Tony McCulloch History Today

Why Is Marie Antoinette So Popular? The French Queen Still Sells

Staff The Star

First Fossil Evidence of Homo Erectus Returns Home

Dyna Rochmyaningsih NatGeo

Ancient Teeth Change the Story of Human History

Darren Orf Popular Mechanics

Horror of Life on Roman Frontier Revealed in Study

Staff ScienceAlert

The Surprising History of January

Lesley Kennedy HISTORY

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News