Week of August 12, 2019 Archives

RealClearHistory AM Update

Monday, August 12
Tintagel Castle and Legend of King Arthur
M. Russell & S. Mizen History Extra
Final, Frightening Minutes of JAL 123
Ed Magnuson Time
Timoto-Cuica: Tale of a Lost Nation
Alesca Vuckovic Ancient Origins
Sinking of Kursk: Disaster and Ineptitude
Global Security
Most Destructive American Riots
Daniel Bukszpan CNBC
JFK's Massive Foreign Policy Errors
Frederick Kempe Huffington Post
Victory Over Spain Makes U.S. a World Power
Library of Congress
BMW Roundel No Airplane Propellor Blade
Stephen Williams New York Times
The Most Violent Hit in NFL History
Terry Robinson Bleacher Report
Love Barbeque? Here's Where It Came From
Alexander Lee History Today
This Day in History: August 12


Tuesday, August 13
Gripping Photo Essay of Battle of Britain
Alan Taylor The Atlantic
Fall of Tenochtitlan Wasn't About Manpower
Bernat Hernandez National Geographic
Construction of Berlin Wall
Berlin.de
Who Ordered Berlin Wall to Be Built?
Klaus Wiegrefe Der Spiegel
Young Castro Fought for Democracy
Jonathan M. Hansen New York Times
The Frightful End of Monarchy in France
Memoirs of Madame Royale
Could Vienna Summit Have Stopped Wall? Unlikely
Richard J. Tofel Daily Beast
Churchill's, Roosevelt's Secret Strategy Meeting
Kat Eschner Smithsonian
Barnum a Master of Celebrity, Scandal
Robert WIlson Wall Street Journal
How Money Was Invented in 13th Century
John Lancaster New Yorker
This Day in History: August 13


Wednesday, August 14
Sudanese Tricked, Drugged, Arrested Carlos the Jackal
History and Headlines
These Books Shaped Vision of Appeasement
John P. Rossi RealClearHistory
China's New Navy Reminscent of Pre-War Germany
John Maurer National Interest
How Churchill Lured America Into War
Max Hastings Daily Mail
Chinese Laborers Played Critical Role in WW I
South China Morning Post
The Flyboys of China's Generalissimo
Samuel Hui War Bird Forum
Purpose of Atlantic Charter
Stewart M. Patrick Council on Foreign Relations
Japan's Long Road of Post-War Decline
James Fallows The Atlantic
Mary Blandy Poisons Father at Lover's Request
Murderpedia
It Took 7 Centuries to Build This Masterpiece of a Cathedral
UNESCO
This Day in History: August 14


Thursday, August 15
Debunking Myths of 'Swamp Fox'
George F. Scheer American Heritage
Japan Feared Russia More Than Atomic Bombs
Erik Slavin Stars and Stripes
Why Hirohito Wasn't Tried for War Crimes
Herbert Bix Japan Focus
Battle of Lumphanan and Insight Into Real MacBeth
Warfare History Blog
Tower of London's Last Execution
Executed Today
Who Were First Atheists?
Tom Holland New Statesman
10 Most Evil Women in History
Top 10 Zen
True Story of V-J Day Smooching
Maureen Callahan New York Post
Isthmus of Panama a Game Changer
Tony Coates Smithsonian Journeys
U.S. Not 1st to Attempt Panama Canal
Christopher McFadden Interesting Engineering
This Day in History: August 15


Friday, August 16
It Wasn't Lewinsky That Killed Clinton Presidency
Ryan Cooper The Nation
Perils of Klondike Gold Rush
University of Washington
Fort Detroit Surrendered Without a Shot
Military History of the Upper Great Lakes
NW 255: Human Error Cause of Crash Onto Highway
Aviation Safety Network
Moroccan King's Miraculous Escape from Air Coup
Executed Today
Original Account: Woodstock Changed Nation
Jan Hodenfield Rolling Stone
A Grave Debacle for Colonials at Camden
The American Revolution
John Tyler Vetoed Bank Bill and Was Burned in Effigy
Constitution Center
Inside the Mind of Hitler's Last Deputy
Keith Moore BBC News
The Spitball That Killed, Changed Baseball
Denis Cummings Finding Dulcinea
This Day in History: August 16 | August 17 | August 18
Monday, August 19
American Dream Becomes Fatal Nightmare
Dominick Dunne Vanity Fair
USS Yorktown Sinks ... and Crew Member Shares How
Warfare History Network
Meet the Man Who Sank USS Yorktown
World War II Database
10 Things About Genghis Khan
Evan Andrews History.com
A Forgotten SS Reprisal in Italy
Martha Bates A Path to Lunch
How 'Old Ironsides' Got Its Name
Eyewitness to History
The Stunning Rise and Fall of Leon Trotsky
Jewish Virtual Library
Coup Humiliates Gorbachev
Charles Stuart Kennedy ADST
North Korea's Brazen Axe Murder at the DMZ
Global Security
How Larry Bird Saved Celtics, NBA as a Rookie
CelticsBlog
This Day in History: August 19


©2019 RealClearHistory | Go to full site