RealClearHistory - Opinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls

“Same old Argies — always cheating.” The traditional chant of English football fans captures something of the relationship... Read More

On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a remote British colony in the South Atlantic – sparking a short and decisive war... Read More

The 1826 Congress of Panama sought to resist the predations of great powers. It was as relevant then as it is now. Read More

In 1974, the U.S. tried staying on daylight saving time all year. The result was darker mornings and public panic. Read More

Here's how America became a drive-thru nation. Read More

In 1989, the Komsomolets sank off the Norwegian coast. Four years later, the BBC reported on plans to seal in its torpedoes' toxic plutonium. Read More

Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle... Read More

How American business produced victory in World War II Read More

Great Britain’s insular position has long made it both protected and coveted. Situated between the North Sea and the Atlantic, the island... Read More

Witnesses turned into refugees as the first major Civil War battle turned into a rout. The shocking reality of Bull Run exposed the war's... Read More

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects... Read More

The Bolsheviks executed the last czar, Nicholas II, and the rest of his family, including his famous daughter Anastasia, 108 years ago.... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Today's episode features host, Chris Mackowski, alongside Kate Egner and Dan Davis of the American Battlefield Trust as they explore how the... Read More

Ten years after the fall of Troy, a king is still missing. His name is Odysseus: trickster, war hero, liar, survivor – and the man... Read More

The U.S. has long professed to be a country where people can seek refuge. That's the promise etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty.... Read More

Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful players in Roman history: a ruthless political operator who clawed her way to co-rule the... Read More

George Washington is the hero of a new action-adventure that takes moviegoers to the Colony of Virginia in pre-Revolutionary War America.... Read More

Kim Philby, parachute drops, and what really happened in communist Albania. Read More

From 18th-century pleasure gardens to Studio 54, the story of nightlife in all its hedonistic – and political – glory Read More

In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was prosperous and integrated. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at... Read More

That the United States declared its independence in July 1776 is well known; that the British state commissioned, but never published, a... Read More

How American business produced victory in World War II Read More

On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against... Read More

How to sum up something as vast and varied as the American experiment? We surveyed leading scholars and thinkers. Read More

Operation Crossroads saw the Army and Navy try to see what atomic weapons could do to a conventional force. Read More

A look at the urban legend that Adolf Hitler wanted to live in the Midland Hotel in Manchester after invading the United Kingdom during World... Read More

Once touted as a place for the sick to restore their health, the sun-kissed coast is now a playground for the rich and famous. But how did it... Read More

Archaeologists recently found Roman concrete vault impressions and ceramic artifacts inside a sealed chamber predating Emperor Hadrian's... Read More

Evidence reveals that attackers laid siege to a city in Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago. Read More

Every year I spend six to eight weeks on board – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can be Read More

Meteorological tsunamis likely sank the 13th-century trading vessels, whose cargo included objects from both Christian kingdoms and Moorish... Read More

Would you have been drafted for the Vietnam War? Here's how to find out. Read More

Can you guess who this little boy turned out to be? Read More

If you think you know the origins of the American flag, what Paul Revere really said on his famous ride or who invented peanut butter, you... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More