RealClearHistory Week of November 3, 2025 Archives

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Monday, November 3

West Point’s Critical Role in the American Revolution

Christopher Klein HISTORY

SEALs: the Birth of the Navy's 'Special Warfare' Force

Bud Hyland WHN

How the FBI Recruited Alaskans to Resist the Soviets

Allen Frazier Military.com

WWI Soldiers' Messages in Bottle Found on Australian Beach

Staff CBS

Afghanistan: Investigating the Secret History of a ‘Lawless’ War

John Otis NYT

How Britain Lost America

George Goodwin Historytoday

The Longest Shutdowns in History, and How They Ended

Elizabeth Elkind Fox

The Worst Presidential Mistakes In U.S. History

Victoria Vouloumanos BuzzFeed

These U.S. Elections Were Decided by Razor-Thin Margins

Liam Frady AOL

The U.S. Made Daylight Savings Permanent. Panic Ensued

Jordan Friedman NatGeo

Debt Denial and Interwar Germany

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

"Dilexi Te" and Loving the Poor

John C. Pinheiro Religion & Liberty Online

15 Inspirational Snapshots of the Lovely Lady Liberty

Tracy Scott Forson Smithsonian

The 10 Greatest Cities of the Classical World

Edd Hodsdon TheCollector

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, November 5

When Jefferson Wrote to the King – And Sparked Rebellion

Michael Kranish WaPo

Why Does the U.S. Have Presidential Term Limits?

Staff PBS

What Presidents Need to Remember About Their VPs

Charles J. Holden Time

How a Psychiatrist at Nuremberg Got Inside the Nazi Mind

Greg Daugherty HISTORY

The Battle of Seoul — Urban Combat at a Terrible Cost

Allen Frazier Military.com

Dunkirk: Debacle in the West

Matt Broggie Warfare History Network

Japan's Notorious WWII Germ Warfare Program

Anthony Kuhn NPR

Why Was the Potsdam Declaration a Turning Point in WWII?

Mark Cartwright WHE

The Story Behind Elizabeth Taylor's 1966 TV Meltdown

Greg McKevitt BBC

Debt Denial and Interwar Germany

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

Darien: Scotland’s Ill-Fated Central American Colony

Karin Bowie Historytoday

The Court, the Coven, and the Cult of Power

A. H. Childs Substack

The Worst Droughts in American History

Lakeisha Ethans WorldAtlas

Cato the Younger and the Strangest Stoic Paradox

Doug Bates Substack

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, November 7

How Best to Honor Our Veterans

Ryan McDermott RealClearHistory

The Rangers’ First Fight Against the Germans in WWII

Allen Frazier Military.com

A Bold Gamble at Vicksburg

Eric Niderost WHN

A History of Australia’s Nazi Hunters

Kristy Campion The Conversation

First-Hand Accounts of What Trench Warfare Was Like

Mark Cartwright WHE

Why the Gunpowder Plot Has Been Remembered for Centuries

Staff Historytoday

Trying to Vote in Vietnam

Ed Meagher The War Horse

5 Ways Dick Cheney Influenced History

Nate Barksdale HISTORY

A Century Ago, This Socialist Candidate Divided NYC

Hannah Feuer The Forward

The Tibet Occupation at 75

James Himberger & Penpa Tsering National Interest

Debt Denial and Interwar Germany

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

6 Amazing Ancient Tattoos—And the Stories Behind Them

Sam Kean NatGeo

An Ancient Archaeological Site Meets Conspiracy Theories

Rebecca Rosman NPR

The 50 Greatest Relics of the Roman Empire

Chris Leadbeater Telegraph

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News