Editor’s Note: (6/27/24) Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records…
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Read more Notable US Spies 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 a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the…
Read more Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Orenthal…
Read more O.J. Simpson Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as…
Read more Roe v. Wade 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 former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Birth name: Peter Edward Rose Birth date: April 14, 1941 Birth…
Read more Pete Rose Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the deaths of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Twelve students and one…
Read more Columbine High School Shootings Fast Facts | CNNHere’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Birth date: April 11, 1928 Birth place: Chicago,…
Read more Ethel Kennedy Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of the Princess of Wales, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Birth date: January 9, 1982 Birth place: Reading, Berkshire,…
Read more Princess Catherine 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 — Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer County, Michigan Birth…
Read more Terry Nichols 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 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 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’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Birth date: March 25, 1928 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr. Father:…
Read more James Lovell Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist and former ambassador Andrew Young. Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana…
Read more Andrew Young 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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