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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,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date:…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, located in Chicago. Facts The Sears…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Charles Manson and the 1969 “Manson Family” murders. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1934…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003, the Columbia broke up upon re-entry during mission…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at nuclear power plants in the United States. There are 93 commercial nuclear power reactor units licensed…