RealClearHistory Week of December 29, 2025 Archives

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Monday, December 29

The Christmas Truce of 1914

Joseph D. Eanett War on the Rocks

The Crossing: Revolution at River's Edge, 1776

Charlton Allen American Thinker

The First Christmas Celebration

Matthew Lyons History Today

The Origins of the 'Child-Eating Christmas Yule Cat'

James Osborne HistoryExtra

Sister, WWII Spy, Muse: Who Was the Real 'Miss Dior'?

Sarah Gleim HISTORY

When U.S. Cavalry and Germans Fought Together in WWII

Allen Frazier Military.com

What Did Civil War Era Intelligence Look Like?

Arnold Blumberg WHN

The 3 Keys to Reclaiming the American Dream

Ian Rowe The Coolidge Review

Who Were the Magi, Really?

Rebecca Denova World History Encyclopedia

Did Ancient Greeks Reach America Before Columbus?

Philip Chrysopoulos GR

Why Pliny the Younger's Account Survived Pompeii

Erin Blakemore NatGeo

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, December 31

A History of NYE from Times Square to Chinatown

Bowery Boys & Staff Bowery Boys

Holiday History: New Year’s Day Traditions

Staff The Apopka Chief

The History of New Year's Resolutions

Staff River Bender

A History of New Year Celebrations Since 1990

Tom Eastman The Conway Daily Sun

The New Year’s Eve Kiss Tradition, Explained

Gia Yetikyel & Anna Grace Lee Vogue

Why Do So Many People Ring in the New Year on Jan. 1?

Ayana Archie NPR

The History of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop

Mo Rocca CBS

These New Year's Fun Facts Will Surprise All Your Party Guests

Staff GH

The Day the Guns Fell Silent

Ari Shapiro NPR

The 3 Keys to Reclaiming the American Dream

Ian Rowe The Coolidge Review

The Medics Who Saved Thousands at Battle of the Bulge

Brandon Wile Military.com

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, January 2

Seventy-Two Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2025

Meilan Solly Smithsonian

How Our New Year’s Resolutions Mirror the Middle Ages

Staff HistoryExtra

New Year’s History: Festive Facts

Staff HISTORY

55 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2025

Science Desk The Atlantic

An Army Combat Engineer's Story of the D-Day Invasion

Rob Morris WHN

Nine Months of Trench Warfare in the US Civil War

Harrison W. Mark WHE

How a Mafia Boss Helped the US Invade Sicily in WWII

Allen Frazier Military.com

How Fascist 'Lord Haw-Haw' Was Trialled For Treason

Greg McKevitt BBC

Gaza Proposals Evoke History of Ambitions for Region

Andrew Patrick Time

The Death of Charles the Bad

Mathew Lyons History Today

What Were Books Like in Ancient Times?

Konstantine Panegyres The Conversation

In Ireland, Women Celebrate Their Own 'Christmas' in Jan

Katie C. Reilly NatGeo

11 Times Drunken Antics Changed History

Austin Harvey All That's Interesting

The 3 Keys to Reclaiming the American Dream

Ian Rowe The Coolidge Review

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News