RealClearHistory May 8, 2026 Archives

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VE Day: The Quiet After the Peace

Steven Casey History Today

Research Your American Ancestors in WWII for VE Day

Maor Malul MyHeritage Blog

Queen Elizabeth II's Secret Night Out on VE Day

Greg McKevitt BBC

How Bunker Hill Forged the American Army

Amy Irvine History Hit

10 Decisions That Shaped the Course of World War II

John Banks HISTORY

The Rise and Fall of Dazzle Camouflage in the Navy

Joseph Frantiska Jr. WHN

Retracing a War Hero’s Audacious Trek Across the Wilderness

Staff NYT

The Politics of Emergency, from LBJ to the Present

Amity Shlaes Coolidge Review

A Democracy or a Republic? America Might Be a Hybrid

Barbara Smith Conversation

How Government Records Helped Win the Revolution

Karin Wulf Smithsonian

The Mayflower Pilgrims' Escape from the Humber

Josh Gorroño Chapman BBC

The Story of the Medieval Lovers Who Brought Down a King

Harrison W. Mark WHE

Monkey See, Monkey Renew: A Century of Youth Elixirs

A. H. Childs Substack

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

RealClearHistory Podcasts

Wine and the Birth of Civilization

The Rest Is History Goalhanger

The Origins of the Socialist Party of America

Throughline NPR

Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville

History Hit ACast

Who Was Emperor Nero?

You're Dead To Me BBC News

RealClearHistory History in the Media

An Expert's 5 Best Books on Ancient History

Anna Bonet The i Paper

'Cover-Up': The Un-American Art of Journalism

Enzo Barese Gazettely

Iran's Revolution: How the Islamic Republic Was Born

John Simpson The Guardian

The Last Letters Out of the Battle of Stalingrad

Alex Spencer History Hit