Nicholas Lorimer

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

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 7th November 1426 – Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 31st October 1922 – Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 31st October 1922 – Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

Political junkies across the world are avidly following the closing days of this year’s tumultuous United States (US) presidential elections, which are expected to yield