CNN — Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements.…
Read more Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Birth date: May 9, 1949 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name:…
Read more Billy Joel Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing testimony that former Penn State…
Read more Penn State Scandal Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. 1962 – Aldrich Ames, son of a CIA…
Read more Notable US Spies Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson…
Read more Willie Nelson Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty…
Read more Shirley MacLaine Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name:…
Read more Carol Burnett Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq,…
Read more Kurdish People Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest…
Read more Enron Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of…
Read more Affirmative Action Fast Facts | CNNCNN — This is a list of prominent American politicians killed in plane crashes. May 1, 1928 – New York Rep. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R). Sweet is killed…
Read more US Politician Plane Fatalities Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Boston Marathon, run from Hopkinton to Boston. The finish line is in front of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street.…
Read more Boston Marathon Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of actor Jack Nicholson, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated for 12, the most of any male…
Read more Jack Nicholson Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum…
Read more OPEC Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world, there are many distinct ways to…
Read more Easter dishes from around the world | CNNCNN — Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The International…
Read more North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
Read more Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — While the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used for medication abortions, is in the hands of the US Supreme Court, the drug continues to…
Read more How a medication abortion, also known as an ‘abortion pill,’ works | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and environmental activist. Birth date: March 31, 1948 Birth…
Read more Al Gore Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of September 2023, the…
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