RealClearHistory Week of August 17, 2026 Archives

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Monday, August 17

You Won't Believe These Military Weapons Existed

Ryan Thomas LaBee Military.com

The American South's Famous Orphan Brigade

Michael E. Haskew WHN

The War of 1812 and the Siege of Detroit

Harrison W. Mark WHE

The Flight of Thomas Jefferson and the Road to Yorktown

Keli Holt Substack

10 Photos From V-J Day Celebrations Around the World

Jordan Smith HISTORY

WWII and America’s Rise to Greatness

Gene Pisasale RealClearPennsylvania

After Hiroshima: The US Occupation of Japan

Christopher Harding History Today

Panama Canal: A Story of Engineering, Diplomacy, and Trade

Bruce Lubbering RCH

Lost Letter Could Rewrite 1066 Battle of Hastings

Vishwam Sankaran Independent

One Medieval Man's Fascinating Battle Injuries

Meilan Solly Smithsonian

Lost Site of Legendary Battle Found in England

Nisha Zahid Greek Reporter

This Century-Old Warning Feels Oddly Familiar

Helena Goodwyn The Conversation

Why Soviet Cinema Was Popular in Cold War India

Ajay Kamalakaran Scroll.in

10 Museums Dedicated to History’s Greatest Authors

Laura Pattara TheCollector

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News

Wednesday, August 19

Swinging Sixties: The Abolition of Capital Punishment

Liz Homans History Today

Sherman’s Greatest Political Act: Refusing to Play Politics

John Pabst Substack

The U.S. 29th Infantry Division at Omaha Beach

Michael Reynolds WHN

Mitsubishi A6M Zero: From Fine Fighter to Kamikaze Fodder

Mark Cartwright WHE

The 'Real Indiana Jones' Who Found a Lost, Ancient City

Fiona Macdonald BBC

The Deadliest Ship Disaster in History Wasn’t the Titanic

Greg Daugherty HISTORY

This Teenager Spied on the British During the Revolution

Staff Smithsonian

This Ancient Egyptian Fashion Enchanted a Pharaoh

Cathy Newman NatGeo

Battle Site That Destroyed a Viking Army Found

Nisha Zahid Greek Reporter

One Family, Two Sides of the American Revolution

Danica Kirka AP

A Historical Tree is in Trouble. Can it Be Saved?

Phaedra Trethan USA Today

The Nazi Relics Emerging From Drought-Stricken Danube

Staff RFE/RL

One Weapon Defended an Empire. But How Did It Work?

Staff Sky History

4 Misconceptions About Davy Crockett Persist

Eden Gordon Mental Floss

Why the Hiss–Chambers Case Still Matters

John Berresford Google Docs

Friday, August 21

The Milkman Who Became a Hero During an Audacious WWII Raid

Jen Dale BBC

Over the Hump: Supplying Allied Forces over the Himalayas

Sam McGowan WHN

WWII's Worst Civilian Aviation Accident, Forgotten

Meilan Solly Smithsonian

How America Prospered Before the Income Tax

John Tillman The Coolidge Review

America: People, Principles, Place

Brenda M. Hafera RealClearHistory

Technology and Politics in America: An Intertwined History

Elliott Drago JMC

The Toxic Secret of Pluto’s Gate, Ancient 'Gate to Hell'

Gregory Wakeman HISTORY

The Old Mystery of Scotland’s Medieval Cannibals

Gordon McKelvie Conversation

A Contentious Tale on the Discovery of Sparta

James Lloyd History Today

Fertile Crescent: A Modern Term For An Ancient Region

Joshua J. Mark WHE

Group Uncovers History by Exploring Sunken Slave Ships

Amara Evering WLRN

A Drought Reveals Emperor Nero's Bridge in Rome

Ilaria Federico Euro News

The Surprising History of Hawaii's Loco Moco

Caroline Hatchett NatGeo

Only True History Buffs Can Ace This U.S. History Quiz

Emily Kling BuzzFeed

This Day in American History

Staff Liberty Nation News