Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before ...

Reflecting on Nelson Mandela's release, 35 years on, this article explores the profound impact of his leadership on South ...

Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...

Anti-apartheid activist and Mandela’s friend, Mac Maharaj said South Africa still has to continue to fight for a just and ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia, has been released, the White House announced on Tuesday ...

The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.

David Johansen, a singer known for his Buster Poindexter alter ego and for founding the punk band New York Dolls, announced ...

A 1908 photo features Oscar Rynders with his staff and newsboys at Gifford & Rynders Illinois News Co. in Alton.

The group, which used GiveSendGo for the fundraiser after GoFundMe took down a similar operation, said it reached out to ...

In 1965, U.S. and South Vietnamese planes made their first bombing raids on North Vietnam. In 1970, Japan put a satellite, ...