RealClearHistory Week of April 27, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 27

Found: The Lost Remnants of America’s First Soldiers

Tim Newcomb Yahoo News

Thomas Jefferson and the Battle for New York City

Keli Holt Just Enough History

The Debt Battle That Made America a Superpower

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

Battle of Gettysburg: Remembering Culp’s Hill

Roy Morris Jr. WHN

When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Sank

Jordan Smith HISTORY

The Bomb on Hitler’s Plane That Didn’t Go Off

Brandon Wile Military.com

Chernobyl at 40

Jessica Gildersleeve & Kate Cantrell The Conversation

Grigori Rasputin's Dangerous Influence

Mark Cartwright World History Encyclopedia

Cold War Bunker Found Beneath an Ancient Castle

Staff The Times of India

The Top 10 Longest-Reigning Monarchs in History

Kushal Deb WION

Why is St George England's Patron Saint?

Marc Morris History Today

Cleopatra: The Most Misunderstood Woman in History

Shirley Oyiadom Vocal Media

2000 Years Ago, Roman Forces Annihilated Jerusalem

James Osborne HistoryExtra

These Photos Capture Why Pompeii Still Attracts Tourists

Staff Smithsonian

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, April 29

The 1939 Royal Visit That Tested U.S.-British Relations

Ted Muldoon WaPo

AI is Bringing the Revolutionary War to Life

Hope Hodge Seck Military Times

When Britain and France Almost Went to War in Sudan

Mark Cartwright WHE

A History of Political Violence in the United States

Iker Seisdedos El País

How the Battle of Cisterna Transformed the Army Rangers

Allen Frazier Military.com

The Debt Battle That Made America a Superpower

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

The Worst Manufacturers of the Civil War

Timothy Koenig Warfare History Network

How an Ancient Story Became the Modern Marathon

Natalie Martin Greek City Times

Oxford University's Enchanting 750-Year-Old Library

Christian Kriticos BBC

8 Outrageous Fashion Trends That Went Mainstream

Lesley Kennedy HISTORY

The Scandal That Shook the German Empire

Helen Whittle Deutsche Welle

Vietnam: Conqueror and Conquered

Christopher Goscha History Today

How a Rothschild Family Heirloom Escaped Nazi Seizure

Cathy Newman NatGeo

A Royal Collection of Medieval Maps on Sale for $1.6M

Meilan Solly Smithsonian

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, May 1

The Wealthy English Heiress Who Stole Art for the IRA

Greg McKevitt BBC

The Influence of English Kings on the Founders

Frank Prochaska History Today

The Mau Mau Rebellion: Terror in British Kenya

Mark Cartwright WHE

Ireland in WWII: The Swastika v. The Shamrock

James Bilder Warfare History Network

The Importance of WWII's Battle of Savo Island

Staff War on the Rocks

Kennan’s Long Telegram: A Turning Point in History

Yoav J. Tenembaum RCH

The Debt Battle That Made America a Superpower

Amity Shlaes The Coolidge Review

The Curious History of America’s Animal Mayors

Adam Gabbatt The Guardian

How Prediction Markets Began in 1800s America

Kelli María Korducki History

In Medieval Times, Not Only 'Witches' Were Burnt

Stephanie Brown The Conversation

A Mystery About the Ancient Americas Sparked Debate

Nicholas St. Fleur NatGeo

5 Resistance Museums Recall the Bravery of ‘Ordinary People’

Lisa Abend NYT

The Greatest Entrepreneurs in U.S. History, According to Historians

Staff WSJ

13 American History Facts Left Out Of Textbooks

Victoria Vouloumanos BuzzFeed

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News