Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th September 1915 – First World War: The first tank prototype, developed

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 25th August 1940 – Second World War: The first bombing of Berlin

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. August 23rd 2023 – Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 8th August 1990 – Iraq occupies and soon annexes Kuwait, triggering the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st August 1944 – Second World War: The Warsaw Uprising against the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th July 1900 – Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 8th July 1099 – Some 15 000 starving Christian soldiers march in

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 30th June 1960 – Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th June 1519 – Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 18th May 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French