AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Cities That Were Once Capitalsrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenCities are amazing, and as the world continues to urbanize (quite rapidly), they’re going to come under continued scrutiny by historians (as well as …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Best History Books of Last 10 Yearsrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenThis time of year produces a ton of "Best of..." or "Top ____ of the Year" lists, and they're usually pretty good. However, I always come away from …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTop 10 History Films of 2017realclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenBehold, my list of best history films of 2017: 1. Detroit. Based on the 1967 12th Street Riot, which was part of the larger “long hot summer of 1967,” …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Things You Didn't Know About 30 Years' Warrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenHuh? The 30 Years’ War? This is a pretty random war to highlight, I admit, but it’s one that deserves a bit more scrutiny, if only to add some color …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTop 10 Battles in African Historyrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenAfrica is often depicted in the Western and Eastern press as a continent that is isolated, exotic, mysterious, and tragic. Nothing could be further …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTop 10 Successful Secessionsrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenCatalonia. Brexit. Kurdistan. Tibet. Scotland. Luhansk and Donetsk. Quebec. These places have significant minorities that want to leave the country …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 World War II Battles Not Involving U.S.realclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenHow long did World War II last? For the United States, it started in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. For Germany, the United Kingdom, and …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 Longest-Ruling Monarchsrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenOn November 17, 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England and Ireland at the age of 25 and went on to become one of the world’s most famous …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNine Norse Gods You Don't Know Anything Aboutrealclearhistory.com - Brandon ChristensenMarvel’s (Disney) newest movie is out, and Thor: Ragnarok puts everybody’s favorite Norse God of Thunder under pressure to save Asgardian civilization …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmerica's Complicated Relationship With the 'Hot Dog' Dogrealclearhistory.com - Greg BaileyThe name Dachshund is German for badger dog which both shows its heritage and the reason the breed was developed to go after badgers in their holes …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTrump Has Opened Door to Rewriting Historyrealclearhistory.com - Ted McAllisterThe 2016 election forced on us a new past, a hidden past, a past for which we don’t have a good history. The institutions most responsible for …
AvatarRealClear Media GroupFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAircraft Carriers: Players on the World Stagerealclearhistory.com - Barrett TillmanIn December 1941, the aircraft carrier burst upon the world stage in a twentieth century version of Shock and Awe. Literally overnight the flattop …