RealClearHistory Week of January 12, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 12

Understanding Venezuela’s Oil History

Johani Carolina Ponce Yale Climate Connections

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Richard Drake Jacobin

Maduro is Out, What’s Next?

Andrei Znamenski RealClearHistory

The Only WWII Land Campaign on American Soil

Daniel Tobias Flint We Are The Mighty

When Americans Stopped Trusting the Government

Solcyré Burga Time

Watch: How the Stamp Act of 1765 Began the American Revolution

Staff NNN

Is Trump a Unique Commander in Chief?

Michael E. O'Hanlon Brookings

The Secret Cannon Used for Over Half a Century

Christopher Miskimon WHN

Teen Restores Civil War Graves for Eagle Scout Project

Kevin Damask Military.com

“One of the Saddest Stories in Presidential History”

The Editors The Coolidge Review

The Greatest Territorial Purchases Made by America

Subhadra Srivastava WION

How the Driver's License Has Changed Over Time

Donna Albrecht Smithsonian

Largest Treasure in History Found Under the Sea

Christopher Gomez Greek Reporter

U.S. Museums And Expansions Opening In 2026

Michele Herrmann Forbes

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, January 14

How Fidel Castro Turned a U.S. Ally into a Cold War Enemy

Ilma Athar Ali WION

South Carolina Says the Revolution Was Won There. Was It?

Ben Brasch WaPo

The Time NYC Considered Seceding From the Union

Colin Woodard Smithsonian

America's Doughboys: The Infantry That Destroyed an Empire

Allen Frazier Military

The Story of WWI in 50 Images

Mark Cartwright World History Encyclopedia

Britain’s Most Decisive Aerial Victory

David Alan Johnson Warfare History Network

San Francisco and the Origins of Conversion Therapy

Chris Babits History Today

History’s Deadliest “Race Riot” Wasn’t About Race

Jens Kurt Heycke Skeptic

The Deadly 1026 Siege of Somnath

Staff India Today

“One of the Saddest Stories in Presidential History”

The Editors The Coolidge Review

How Credit Cards Came to Be

Dave Roos HISTORY

Free Speech and the Future of America

Maggie Miller RealClearInvestigations

RealClear Samizdat Prize Celebrates the First Amendment

David DesRosiers RCP

Can You Solve Our History Crossword of the Week?

Staff HistoryExtra

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, January 16

Stoke the Fire for America’s 250th

Andrew Zwerneman On Classical Education

Monumental U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions

James M. Lindsay Foreign Relations

Opinion: A Long, Dire History of US Interference in Iran

Staff The Guardian

A Brief History of Oil and U.S. Empire in Iran

Eric Ross Counterpunch

Korean War Veteran Reunited with Lost Letters from '52

Kevin Damask Military.com

WWII Weapons: M3 37mm Antitank Gun

Christopher Miskimon Warfare History Network

“One of the Saddest Stories in Presidential History”

The Editors The Coolidge Review

Spain: Still Grappling with the Legacy of Dictator Franco

James Diddams Providence

Celebrate Route 66: Origins, History, and a Living Legacy

Vincent Rodriguez KOAT

5 of Ancient Rome’s Most Eccentric Leaders

Peter Edwell The Conversation

When Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt? Experts Can’t Agree

Erin Blakemore NatGeo

Behind the ‘Fake’ Photos: Britain’s Great Fairy Hoax

Betsy Golden Kellem HISTORY

The Original Chatbot and the Threat of AI

Francine Uenuma Smithsonian

A Rare Interview With the Elusive Agatha Christie

Greg McKevitt BBC

Profile in First Amendment Courage: Alan Dershowitz

David DesRosiers RCP

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News