Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 11th February 660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th February 1945 – Second World War: General Douglas MacArthur returns to

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th January 1916 – World War I: The British government passes the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 20th January 1839 – In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 10th January 1927 – Fritz Lang’s futuristic film Metropolis is released in

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st January 1877 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 21st December 1237 – The city of Ryazan is sacked by the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 16th December 1944 – The Battle of the Bulge in the final

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th December 1905 – In France, a law separating church and state

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd December 1989 – The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed