RealClearHistory Week of June 30, 2025 Archives

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Monday, June 30

The Korean War Started 75 years Ago and is Still Going

Eliot WIlson The Hill

75 Years Later, a Korean War Hero is No Longer Forgotten

Sula Kim WDSU

What Led to the 1979 Iranian Revolution?

Nate Barksdale HISTORY

How Okinawa Shaped the Birth of the Navy SEALs

Shannon Corbeil Task & Purpose

The History of the 'Secretary of War'

Brendan Rascius Military.com

What History Has to Say About Birthright Citizenship

Joshua Zeitz Politico

Five Biggest F-Bombs in Political History

Elizabeth Crisp The Hill

Meet the History Buffs Who Become Gettysburg Guides

Staff CBS News

The 13th Amendment: Bought For a Total of $13.7 Million

Petula Dvorak WaPo

The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials

Christopher Hale Historytoday

Daring American Doctors Proved Their Might in WWI

Amy Sohn Smithsonian Mag

The History Behind Turkey's Growing Power in Africa

Issouf Binaté The Conversation

The Soviet Army at the Taman Peninsula

Victor Kamenir Warfare History Network

Ancient Roman Theater Found During Construction

Tim Newcomb Popular Mechanics

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, July 2

The Surprising History of July

Lesley Kennedy HISTORY

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

Jeff Wallenfeldt Encyclopedia Britannica

America Launched with the Sound Of Gunshots

Rick Atkinson The Washington Post

America's Founders Valued Higher Education

Bradford Vivian Time Magazine

California Invokes Law From Bloody Era of US History

Sonja Sharp Military.com

Revolutionary-Era Artists Painted in Enemy Territory

Karin Wulf Smithsonian Mag

Why JFK Flew To Lincolnshire For A Deeply Personal Visit

Karl Bird BBC News

These Ancient Footprints are Rewriting American History

Staff ScienceDaily

Is This 120-Million-Year-Old Map Proof of a Lost Civilization?

Staff Futurism

10 Oldest Cities in the World and Why They Are Worth Visiting

Staff Times of India

Holocaust Survivor Meets Soldier Who Helped Free Him

Tom Dreisbach NPR

Sunken Warships Are Ticking Pollution Time Bombs

Rosie Frost Euro News

Mary Queen of Scots’ Political Scheming Revealed

Athena Stavrou The Independent

This Hollywood Star Helped Create Wi-Fi And Bluetooth

Erin Blakemore NatGeo

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, July 4

How George Washington Laid Groundwork in 1775

John Long Roanoke Times

The Time America Almost Didn’t Declare Independence

Editorial Board WaPo

Opinion: The Declaration of Independence Made America Great

Karl Rove WSJ

Check Out the Declaration’s List of Grievances

Jennifer Rubin The Contrarian

What We Celebrate on the Fourth

Armstrong Williams KATU

Opinion: Let’s Celebrate Americans’ Shared Ideals

Bruce Peterson Star Tribune

The Importance of the 4th, According to JQ Adams

Khalil M. Habib National Review

Bullet Holes in Arlington House Show Struggle for Independence

Staff WBUR

Have Americans Lost What Binds Them Together?

Maurizio Valsania Conversation

Opinion: Can America Reawaken the ‘Spirit of Philadelphia’?

Chris Gibson The Hill

America Has a Major Birthday Coming Up–What to Expect

Chloe Veltman VPM

The Oldest Continuous Fourth of July Celebration

Saman Shafiq USA Today

Opinion: America's Founding Document

Richard Samuelson RealClearHistory

22 Surprising Fourth of July Facts

Lindsay Lowe Parade

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News