RealClearHistory Week of October 3, 2022 Archives

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Monday, October 3

Britain Never Had a Chance Against the Colonists

David Smith History of War

In October 1780, Hurricanes Did In British Fleet

Edwin S. Grosvenor American Heritage

5 Bizarre and Sometimes Awful Weapons

Mac Faber Cracked

Convicting O.J. Wasn't a Possibility. Here's Why

Vincent Bugliosi Washington Post

Inside Story on Rock Hudson's Double Life

Grace Gavilanes People

Fiery End for El Al Flight in Amsterdam

Admiral Cloudberg

WW II Conscription a Window Into Russian Plans

Kevin Fahey The Conversation

Small Start to Texas Revolution

Miles Bennet Texas Historical Society

The Model T Wasn't Henry Ford's Idea

Mate Petrany Jalopnik

Gatorade's Twisted Backstory

Dana Hunsinger Benbow Indianapolis Star

Tuesday, October 4

Every Day in Ancient Rome Was Scandalous

Khalid Elhassan History Collection

This Battle Convinced Spain, French to Back Colonists

British Battles

York's Quandary: Crack-Shot Pacifist

Elliott Drago Editorial Officer Jack Miller Center

Rebellious and Complex Life of Janis Joplin

Ellen Willis Rolling Stone

God Told Me 'To Be a Television Talk-Show How'

Colin Bertram Biography

Orient Express: Luxury in a Bygone Era

David Zax Smithsonian

Who Will Replace Internet's 'Father Time?'

Nate Hopper New Yorker

Sputnik's Designers Shocked By Its Impact

Gregory Feifer NPR

Spin Turned Hitler From a Despot to a Dictator

Despina Stratigakos Places Journal

Wednesday, October 5

'Suicide Mission' a Critical Turning Point for WW I Allies

The History Press

The Thrill of Flying the Blackbird

Brian Shul Gizmodo

Dalton Gang's Bold Double Robbery Plan Ends in Death

Eyewitness to History

Why Walk Around World? Tired of Life, Wife

Tiffany Lukk Minneapolis-St. Paul Mag

The Life and Times of Steve Jobs

Rik Myslewski The Register

In This Corner of Italy Ferrari Still Very Much Alive

Laurence Edmonson ESPN

Israel Shocked by Yom Kippur War

Doron Geller Jewish Virtual Library

'Dr. No' the Start of One of Film's Biggest Franchises

Liam Gaughan Collider

Thursday, October 6

Yom Kippur War Nearly Brought U.S.-USSR to Blows

Global Post

Shawnee Chief Tecumseh Was a Rebel

Jesse Greenspan History.com

Birdseye Revolutionized Food But Was an Odd Duck

Kerry J. Byrne Fox News

German Democracy's Watershed Moment

Christoph Gunkel Spiegel

Who Actually Caused Great Chicago Fire?

Karen Abbott Smithsonian

Middle East Less Volatile After Sadat Killing?

Bruce Riedel Brookings Institution

Haunting Facts About Edgar Allan Poe's Death

Christopher P. Semtner Biography

We Wanted 'To Be Like Mike' But MJ Wanted Normal

Jordan Greer Sporting News

Friday, October 7

Colonists' 1-Hour Win Forced British to Change Strategy

Noel Yancey NCPedia

Look Inside a 1960s Bomb Shelter

Frank Olito Insider

In the Middle of Vietnam War ... a Cold Beer From Home

David Kindy HistoryNet

Biggest Drug Scandals in Sports History

Matthew Jussin Men's Journal

Casting Out Founders Doesn't Work

Roy Mathews RealClearHistory

Schwarzenegger Wasn't Afraid of Taking Risks

Richard M. Frank UC Davis

Primer on China's 'Gang of Four'

Red Sails

Snollygoster? Fudgel? Words We Should Revive

Abby Jackson Business Insider

The Conquest of Japan By Paul Kennedy

Listen on the What Happens Next Podcast

Monday, October 10

War Lessons From Man Behind Patton, Wallace, Ike

David Zabecki HistoryNet

1862 Account of J.E.B. Stuart's Chambersburg Raid

Emerging Civil War

Pacifist Saved 75 on 'Hacksaw Ridge'

DesmondDoss.com

WW I: Belgium Never Had a Chance

British Library

10 First World War Slang Words We Still Use

History Extra

Banned for Outspokeness, He Founded a Colony

First Amendment Encyclopedia

Lots of Things That Have Been Lost to Lake Mead

Legends of America

Saving European Christendom at Tours

The Latin Library

Why Key Aaron At-Bat All But Forgotten

Jon Caroulis Ballnine

Let's Make October 'Think Outside Your Tribe' Month

Cannon & DesRosiers RCF

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