Today in History: October 4, American Taliban sentenced to 20 years

American Taliban sentenced to 20 years on October 4 in History Today is October 4, 2025, the 277th day of the year with 88 days left. In history, on this day in 2002, American Taliban John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence. In 1777, George Washington launched an assault in Germantown. In 1927, construction on … Read more

Today in History: September 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan

On this Day in History: September 27, Taliban Seizes Control in Afghanistan Today is September 27, 2025, the 270th day of the year with 95 days left. On this day in history, the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1996 and John Adams was named to negotiate peace terms in the Revolutionary War in … Read more