RealClearHistory Week of April 13, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 13

The West’s Overlooked Black Pioneers

Amanda Bellows The Coolidge Review

These Masters Collapses Prove No Lead is Safe

Rob Jerram Todays Golfer

The History (And Strict Rules) of the Masters Jacket

Josh Berhow Golf

Benedict Arnold and the Guns of Fort Ticonderoga

Keli Holt Just Enough History

Where the Founders Planned Revolution Over Beers

Noah Lederman Smithsonian

The History and Surprising Truths of America’s Taxes

Gerald Scorse NY Daily News

Fees for Seas: A History of Taxing Waterways

Alice Hancock FT

A Look Back at Napoleon's Mexican Puppet Regime

Edward Shawcross History Today

The Browning Automatic Rifle Through the Wars

William F. Floyd Jr. WHN

Love, & Marriage in the Ancient World

Joshua J. Mark World History Encyclopedia

The History of Barbie: The World’s Most Iconic Doll

Miss Bey Vocal Media

Newly Discovered Species Redraws Ape Family Tree

Tim Vernimmen NatGeo

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, April 15

The Bible That Saved a WWI Soldier From a Bullet to the Chest

Lori Carnochan BBC

How Tax Day Turned Into Party Night at the Post Office

Lesley Kennedy HISTORY

Soldiers Had to Earn it Before They Could Fly into Battle

Kevin M. Hymel WHN

WWII Vet Pushes for Medal He Earned 80 Years Ago

Kevin Damask Military.com

10 Scientific Breakthroughs That Rewrote the Rules of War

Staff The Times Of India

The West’s Overlooked Black Pioneers

Amanda Bellows The Coolidge Review

The Scandals Surrounding the Glorious Revolution

Jack Beesley History Today

One Man's Tale of the Do-or-Die 1942 Run to Malta

Donald M. Bishop Trinity Tripod

How the Declaration Reached the American Public

Rebecca Graham Smithsonian

American Turtle Racing's Quirky—And Controversial—History

Andy Vasoyan NatGeo

Parallels Between America Today and Athens of Old

Delphic Westerner Substack

Evidence of Hidden Army Found Inside Roman Empire

Tim Newcomb Pop Mechanics

The Huns Terrorized Rome – But Didn't Want Conquest

James Osborne HistoryExtra

How Jonas Salk Persuaded the Public to Trust His Vaccine

Jeffrey Kluger Time

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, April 17

How the Declaration Brought in Powerful Allies

Christopher Magra Conversation

Route 66, a ‘Museum Stretched Across 8 States,’ Turns 100

Janelle Conaway NYT

Bay of Pigs Anniversary Marked With a New Museum in Miami

David Fischer AP

Soldier Who Went Missing in Korea Found 75 Years On

Mike Bedigan Independent

This Shipwreck Tells How WWII Came to Aruba

Noah Lederman Smithsonian

The Battle of the Bulge's Heroic Stand at Lausdell

Bill Warnock WHN

Breaking the Grand Alliance: The Origins of the Cold War

Matthew A Vocal Media

Chinese Treasure Fleet: One of History’s Greatest Mistakes

Staff The Times of India

The 'Bizarre' Story of the World's First LSD Trip

Greg McKevitt BBC

The West’s Overlooked Black Pioneers

Amanda Bellows The Coolidge Review

Who Were the 58 Women Buried in This Inca Tomb?

Ariadna Baulenas i Pubill NatGeo

5 Papal Visits That Made History

Dave Roos HISTORY

All About the Roman Stoics

Liz Gloyn History Today

All About the Suda, an Ancient Greek Encyclopedia

Patricia Claus GreekReporter.com

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News