RealClearHistory Week of February 9, 2026 Archives

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Monday, February 9

The Most Infamous Play Call in Super Bowl History

Kyle Feldscher CNN

The Biggest Rivalries in Super Bowl History

Derek Wallace Marca

Why Is It Called the Super Bowl?

Jennie Cohen HISTORY

The 93rd Infantry: African-American Soldiers in the Pacific

Stephen D. Lutz WHN

Enduring Myths about the JFK Tax Cut

Brian Domitrovic The Coolidge Review

'Technocracy' May Be Experiencing a Revival

Anton Cebalo The Brooklyn Rail

The Origins of the 'American Dream'

Mark Robert Rank The Conversation

The Discovery of DNA Started With Overlooked Scientist

Megan Wollerton NatGeo

Afghanistan: A Crossroad of the Ancient World

Tom Cassauwers Smithsonian

Ramses II and His Cult of Personality

Jerald Stubbs RealClearHistory

The Roman Emperor Who Became Enemy of the World

James Osborne History Extra

2.6-Million-Year-Old Jawbone Changes Story of History

Eric Ralls Earth.com

Anne Hutchinson: Silencing Dissent in Colonial America

Joshua J. Mark WHE

What Were Early Modern Cancer Treatments Like?

Claire Turner History Today

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, February 11

‘Common Sense’ at 250

John Derbyshire Chronicles

17 of the Biggest Scandals in Olympic History

Staff Business Insider

A Brief History of Political Protest at the Olympics

Emily Burack Town & Country

How Luge Is Making History at the Winter Olympics

Olivia B. Waxman Time

15 Facts From Past Olympics You've Never Heard Of

Abby Zinman BuzzFeed

All the Past Winter Olympics Sites Throughout History

Mike Gavin NBC

How START Aimed to Dial Down Threats of Nuclear War

Dave Roos HISTORY

How 8 Presidents Made Their Mark Outside Politics

Bryan Greene Smithsonian

Did the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Have a Traitorous Secret?

Peter Kross WHN

How a Stolen Letter Triggered the Spanish-American War

James M. Lindsay CFR

Enduring Myths about the JFK Tax Cut

Brian Domitrovic The Coolidge Review

How France Invented the Restaurant

Vladimir López Alcañiz NatGeo

Brutus: A Defender of Liberty or a Villainous Traitor?

Harrison W. Mark WHE

Is This Ancient Stick One of Our Earliest Tools?

Tim Newcomb Popular Mechanics

Manila: The Deadliest Urban Battle of the Pacific War

Allen Frazier Military.com

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, February 13

Why St. Valentine’s Death Is Shrouded in Mystery

Jordan Smith HISTORY

The Origins of Valentine's Day

Staff USA Today

St. Valentine: The History Behind the Romance

Grace Porto Catholic Vote

Love and War: Letters from a Soldier to His Sweetheart

Travis Loller Military.com

How a 22-Year-Old Washington Learned to Lead

Christopher Magra The Conversation

Thoughts on History

C. Bradley Thompson The Redneck Intellectual

The Declaration Is Our Great Unity Document

Michael Auslin Patowmack Packet

Enduring Myths about the JFK Tax Cut

Brian Domitrovic The Coolidge Review

The Chateaus That Guarded Treasures During WWII

Chrissie McClatchie Smithsonian

Quality vs. Quantity in WWII Tanks

James Osborne History Extra

The Long History and Uncertain Future of Weather Forecasts

Molly Glick Nautilus

The Dazzling Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

Greg McKevitt BBC

The Songwriter Who Saved Stevie Wonder's Career

Dr. Margena A. Christian NatGeo

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Amathia: The Ancient Greek Word for Willful Ignorance

Doug Bates Substack