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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1942 Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Personal Birth date: June 22, 1949 Birth place: Summit,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of activist, actor and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. He played his entire…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1961…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning domestic (intimate partner) violence. According to the Centers…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place:…

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about One World Trade Center. It is the tallest building in the United States and…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Grammy Awards. February 5, 2023 – The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805-June 27, 1844)…

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at immigration to the United States. Legal Immigration Statistics 2020 – 707,362 people are granted…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at six generations of Americans in the 20th century: the Greatest Generation (or GI Generation), the…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Casey Anthony trial of 2011. Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2008.…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the timelines, victims and aftermath of the shootings that occurred in and around Washington, DC in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some information about Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3 million…

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at BALCO, the lab that provided steroids to several professional athletes, including baseball player Barry…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the National Exercise Program, the US system for emergency preparation drills. These exercises are…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways,…