Week of December 25, 2017 Archives

RealClearHistory AM Update

Monday, December 25

War of 1812 Wasn't as Pointless as It Seemed

Civil War Trust

Was Jesus Really Born on Dec. 25?

Andrew Santella Slate

Why 75% of Russians Orthodox Christians

Oleg Yegorov Russia Beyond

Was Civil War Fought for Illusion, Not Reality?

Brenda Wineapple The New Republic

Sordid Origin of 'Nutcracker' Staple

Mari?a Pilar Queralt del Hierro National Geographic

Christmas Truce Soccer Match Likely a Myth

Mark Connelly History Extra

Sherman's Christmas Gift for Lincoln

Son of the South

Shrewd Chinese Made a Fortune During Gold Rush

HistoryNet.com

If Babe Ruth Had Stayed With Red Sox ...

Brandon Isleib Hardball Times

This Day in History: December 25

Tuesday, December 26

Patton at Bastogne: Aggressive, Rules Be Damned

Geoff Loftus Forbes

Who Really Liberated Bastogne?

Mitch Kaidy 87th Infantry Division

The Wave That Changed Tsunami Science

Rebecca Jacobson PBS

What Is Boxing Day?

Elaine Lemm The Spruce

Criminals Who Caught Other Criminals

TopTenz

Who Will Get Charles Manson's Body?

Joseph Serna Los Angeles Times

Lincoln on the Brink of Two-Front War

Paul Quigley NY Times

Boston Yankees? Almost ...

Glenn Stout ESPN

Washington Turns Tide at Battle of Trenton

U.S. History

Flamingo Was Start of Las Vegas, Mob Connection

Larry Gragg We're History

This Day in History: December 26

Wednesday, December 27

The Woman Who Killed Soviet Union

Ralph Benko Forbes

Natural History Museums Don't Share Everything

Jack Ashby Smithsonian

Nokrashy a Highlight on Egypt's Political Killings' List

Egypt Independent

Israel's Gaza Invasion and Its Aftermath

Global Security

Examining Legacy of Benazir Bhutto

Bina Shah New York Times

Darwin's Around-the-World-Voyage

Robert McNamara ThoughtCo.com

Behind the Scenes at Radio City Music Hall

Nina Ruggiero Secrets of New York

This Day in History: December 27

Thursday, December 28

Washington Left Paine to Die and Broke His Spirit

William Hogeland History Net

'Greatest Game Ever Played' Still Relevant to NFL

Josh Katzowitz CBS Sports

Knievel's Bone-Breaking Stunt Made Him Superstar

Ryan P. Smith Smithsonian

What Happens When You Apply 'Moneyball' to Military?

Lee Ferran RealClearLife

Nazi Hunt Wasn't Priority for Mossad Chiefs

Y. Melman & D. Raviv Washington Post

Calhoun Loved Politics, But Not Being VP

Olivia Fitzpatrick Constitution Center

Kennan: Man Who Got Russia Right

Susan Glasser Foreign Policy

History Lessons of a Failed Company

David Chulak Guru Focus

Northwest Ordinance and How Iowa Became a State

Iowa Pathways

A Brief History of Pledge of Allegiance

U.S. History

This Day in History: December 28

Friday, December 29

Snuffing Out Wehrmacht's Last Gasp

Allyn Vannoy WWII Magazine

How Things Went Horribly Awry for Donner Party

Legends of America

10 Best History Books of Last 10 Years

Brandon Christensen RealClearHistory

'Mad Monk of Russia' Poisoned, Shot and Beaten

Kathryn Harkup The Guardian

Rasputin's Effect on WW I Russia

Michael Duffy First World War

Did Texas Spark Civil War?

Glenn Dromgoole Avalanche-Journal

How Britain Came to Dominate India

Peter Marshall BBC

Old Russian Towns Were Flooded on Purpose

Georgy Manaev Russia Beyond

Evolution of the Rose Parade

Matt Hormann Hometown Pasadena

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Has Intriguing History

Olivia B. Waxman Time

This Day in History: December 29

Monday, January 1

U.S. GIs Looted, Mutilated Bodies at Bulge

John Fague 11th Armored Division

1824 Presidential Election: America's 'Corrupt Bargain'

U.S. History

Churchill Didn't Say That!

Lee Pollock Wall Street Journal

Clemente's Plane Never Should Have Taken Off

John Racanelli FanGraphs

Happiness Died With Roberto Clemente

Paul Guggenheimer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A History of College Football Bowl Games

Barry's Tickets

New York's 'Subway Vigilante' Was Loved and Hated

Crime Feed

Panama Made Canal Profitable When U.S. Couldn't

NYU Stern

Meet the 'Other Steve' Behind Apple Computers

Sydney Morning Herald

Where Did Great Christmas Songs Go?

Addison Del Mastro The American Conservative

This Day in History: January 1