1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar launched by France and Spain against the British colony during American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months. 1812: Lord Byron makes his maiden ...

The plane made its final descent into San Francisco. As it passed over the San Mateo Bridge, I stomped my feet in excitement ...

What happened on February 4 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering: See them above in our 57-second video, and below for more details! Get On This Day In History delivered straight to ...

On this date in 1974, Patty Hearst, 19, was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, Calif., by members of the Symbionese ...

Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of ...

The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali's predominately Tuareg north, said on the social media platform X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels ...

Colombia’s government has demanded that the National Liberation Army, known as ELN, cease all attacks and allow authorities to enter the region and provide humanitarian aid. The attack comes ...

Commuted the seven-year sentence of Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped by the militant Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 and later convicted of robbing a bank. Pardoned New York Yankees owner ...

University of Colorado professor Patty Limerick announced Wednesday that she had prevailed in her intellectual property lawsuit against the Boulder campus. Limerick — a lauded professor and ...