Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th March 1938 – Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria When

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th March 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th February 1993 – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 21st February 1808 – Without declaring war, Russian troops cross the Swedish

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th February 2019 – The country known as the Republic of Macedonia

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th February 1862 – Moldavia and Wallachia formally unite to create the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th January 1980 Rubik’s Cube makes its international debut Most people are

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd January 1555 – Kingdom of Ava in Central Burma falls to

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th January 1707 – The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union,

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th January 1992 – The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced