RealClearHistory Week of March 23, 2026 Archives

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Monday, March 23

How History is Repeating Itself in the Strait of Hormuz

Brad Lendon CNN

A Dubious Theory About the 1924 Presidential Election

Editors Coolidge Review

How One Woman's Right to Rule Plunged Europe into War

Harrison W. Mark WHE

The Many Traditions of the Spring Equinox

Cheryl E. Preston Vocal Media

6 Facts About Eostre, the Spring Equinox Goddess

Eden Gordon Mental Floss

How the Transcontinental Railroad Changed America

Manuel Scheuernstuhl BBC

Antisemitism in the Ancient World

Jerald Stubbs RealClearHistory

The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV

Helen Castor History Today

Remembering the Boston Tea Party

Keli Holt Just Enough History

A Look Back at When Japan Attacked the US in 1941

Staff The Indian Express

The Surprisingly Long History of Driverless Cars

Dave Roos HISTORY

When Did Humans First Arrive in the Americas?

Christina Larson NatGeo

The Real Count of Monte Cristo, a Trailblazer

Joel Sams Smithsonian

Is the Biggest March in English History a Myth?

Tom Licence The Conversation

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, March 25

A Theory About the 1924 Presidential Election

Editors Coolidge Review

Chips the War Dog: WWII's Most Decorated K-9

Allen Frazier Military.com

A Second Sumter: The Struggle for Pensacola

Eric Niderost Warfare History Network

The WWII General Who Outwitted His Arch-Rival

Greg McKevitt BBC

War Powers and Congress: From the Revolution to Iran

James Diddams Providence

How Dante’s Inferno Was a Fiery Act of Political Payback

Jack Tamisiea HISTORY

The African Colony that Inspired 'Heart of Darkness'

Mark Cartwright WHE

What Paul Revere's Artwork Tell Us About Colonial America

Patrick Hastings LOC

How Rum Fuelled Canada’s Early Economy

Allan Greer The Conversation

The Story of the Battle of Hastings Needs an Update

Katie Hunt CNN

Why Do Historians Think Taft Got Stuck in a Bathtub?

Howard Dorre Smithsonian

Women Who Shaped the American Revolution

Tanya Roth Saturday Evening Post

How Mahatma Gandhi Started a Nonviolent Revolution

Editors NatGeo

Ancient Greek Reflections on Imperial Power

George Garnett History Today

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, March 27

Remembering the Mass Suicide of Heaven's Gate Cult

Virginia Chamlee People

Forgotten Civil Rights Heroes, the Tougaloo Nine

Kayla Randall Smithsonian

NATO's in Crisis. Can History Predict What Comes Next?

Sam Edwards HistoryExtra

The Japanese Blitz on Bataan

Donald Young Warfare History Network

Top 7 American WWII Generals, Ranked by Global Impact

Patrick Bodovitz Collector

Searching for the Site of One of Christianity's Great Miracles

Parissa Djangi NatGeo

Famous Prophecies: From Delphi to Nostradamus

Crystal Ponti HISTORY

A Theory About the 1924 Presidential Election

Editors Coolidge Review

Ancient Shipwreck May Rewrite the History of War

Rossella Tercatin Times of Israel

America’s Confusing Relationship with Mutual Aid

Staff Time

How Rome’s Desire for Silk Gave Birth to the Silk Roads

Irshad Abbasi Vocal Media

A Female Pharaoh Gets a Reputational Makeover

Franz Lidz NYT

The World's First Example of Historical Fiction

Joshua J. Mark WHE

The Kingdom of Sicily's Medieval Uprising

Mathew Lyons History Today

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News