Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. October 15th 1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 10th October 1970 – Fiji becomes independent For most people, if they

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 4th October 1993 – Battle of Mogadishu In 1991 a coalition of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 26th September 1907 – New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th August 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19th August 1745 – Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th August 1960 – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. August 5th 910 – The last major Danish army to raid England

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd August 338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II

The South African Electoral commission, or the IEC as it is popularly known, last week decided that it would be prudent for South Africa to