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 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 genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace. The Convention on…
Read more Genocide Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces…
Read more Death of Osama bin Laden Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence…
Read more Violence Against US Politicians and Diplomats Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — 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 the life of Melania Trump, wife of 45th US President Donald Trump. Birth date: April 26, 1970 Birth place: Novo Mesto,…
Read more Melania Trump 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 ongoing civil war in Syria. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from…
Read more Syrian Civil War Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Birth date: April 16, 1962 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name:…
Read more Antony Blinken Fast Facts | 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’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’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 | CNNHere’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Samuel Anthony Alito…
Read more Samuel Alito Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision established the…
Read more Notable US Supreme Court Decisions Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Birth date: March 17, 1945 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth…
Read more Michael Hayden 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 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 Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison for genocide and other…
Read more Ratko Mladic Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007. Birth date: March 10, 1948 Birth place: Flushing, New York…
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