RealClearHistory Week of June 15, 2026 Archives

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Monday, June 15

The 1954 World Cup: Triumph of a New Germany

Paul Legg History Today

The Ghost Match: When Chilean Footballers Played Alone

Oliver Webb-Carter AoH

10 of the Wildest Moments in FIFA World Cup History

Stephanie Sengwe People

The Woman Who Stowed Away on a Ship to Report on D-Day

Fiona Macdonald BBC

How Operation Torch in North Africa Helped Win WWII

Christopher Klein HISTORY

The Confederate Spy Ring: Spreading Terror to the Union

Peter Kross WHN

The Untold Hispanic History of the American Revolution

Carrie Gibson LA Times

America at 250: The Greatest Compounding Machine in History

Meb Faber RCH

John Hancock and the Battle for Newport

Keli Holt Just Enough History

America’s Thomas Jefferson Problem

Rich Lowry The Coolidge Review

Hitler's Henchmen Killed for Promotions

Djamilia Prange de Oliveira DW

Scramble for Africa: How Europe Took Over a Continent

Mark Cartwright WHE

The African Kingdom That Resisted the Slave Trade

Nana Kesse The Conversation

Albania's Sazan Island Has Been Fought Over for Millennia

Noah Kirsch NatGeo

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, June 17

The Biggest Upsets In World Cup History

Staff FOX Sports

When Spanish Football Became a Tool of Diplomacy

Duncan Shaw History Today

A History of Iran's Nuclear Program and Tensions with the U.S.

Staff ABC News

How Two WWI Foes Became Family in America

Daniella MyHeritage Blog

Exhaustion and the Civil War Battlefield

John Pabst Substack

The Earl Who Vanished After Murdering His Children's Nanny

Fiona Macdonald BBC

The Plot Against Einstein

Eric Niderost Warfare History Network

America’s Thomas Jefferson Problem

Rich Lowry The Coolidge Review

7 Times Celebrities Stole the Spotlight at Sporting Events

Lesley Kennedy HISTORY

A Map of the Dutch Commercial Empire, c. 1665

Simeon Netchev WHE

She Helped Build a Nation. Men Called Her Dangerous

Darius V.G.S. Conversation

A Peek into the Personal Life of Charlemagne

Julia Pavón Benito NatGeo

The Tumultuous History of America’s Oldest Skyscraper

Soo Kim Newsweek

You Can Now Visit a Key Home for Civil Rights

Carole Ronsenblat Smithsonian

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Friday, June 19

How Black Union Soldiers Made Juneteenth Possible

Samuel Collins III NatGeo

Juneteenth History and How It Became a Federal Holiday

Staff WTTW

How the Civil Rights Movement Revived Juneteenth

Jordan Smith HISTORY

Why America's 150th Birthday Was Deemed a "Flop"

Meilan Solly Smithsonian

The Founding Fathers' Obsession with Ancient Rome

Dr. John C. Pinheiro Substack

The Founders Weren't Visionaries. That Was An Asset.

HunterMaclean Staff RCH

How Artisans Are Recreating the Revolutionary Era

Staff NYT

America’s Thomas Jefferson Problem

Rich Lowry The Coolidge Review

What Became of Black Loyalists in the Revolution?

Alexander Lock History Today

Archaeologists Find Musket Balls Linked to Bunker Hill

Michael Casey Military.com

Remembering the National Pigeon Service of WWII

Flint Whitlock WHN

The Tiny Titan Who Was (Briefly) the Richest Man Alive

James Osborne HistoryExtra

The Great Game: Britain and Russia's Imperial Rivalry

Mark Cartwright WHE

She Survived the Titanic's Voyage. Here's Her Story

Theresa Bourke InForum

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News