CNN — Here’s a look at the life of former US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who represented Hawaii’s 2nd District and was a 2020 presidential candidate. Birth date: April…
Read more Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It…
Read more Easter & Holy Week Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 22 through April 30, 2024. Passover, also called…
Read more Passover Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic…
Read more Taliban Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State and ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson. Birth date: March 23, 1952 Birth place: Wichita…
Read more Rex Tillerson Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Theresa May, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date: October 1, 1956 Birth place: Eastbourne, England Birth…
Read more Theresa May Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They…
Read more 2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth name:…
Read more Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of world-renowned primatologist, activist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Birth date: April 3, 1934 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Valerie…
Read more Jane Goodall Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation…
Read more Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The organization’s charter states that the signing parties will “seek to promote…
Read more NATO Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/MIA in…
Read more Detained Americans Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt…
Read more Arab League Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the…
Read more Prince Albert of Monaco Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2024, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on March 10 and end…
Read more Ramadan Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett…
Read more Naftali Bennett Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage:…
Read more Mario Monti Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Some like it hot – and some like it hotter, still. When it comes to the world’s best spicy dishes, we have some of the world’s…
Read more World’s best spicy foods: 20 dishes to try | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention…
Read more Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake…
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