Nicholas Lorimer

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

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 3rd January 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th US state

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 24th December 1737 – The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19th December 1920 – King Constantine I is restored as King of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th December 1653 – English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 7th December 43 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th November 1809 – The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd November 1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th November 1938 – LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from

A persistent if unspoken thought in many political discussions is that race and ethnicity are powerful influences on people’s politics and beliefs. While this belief