Here's a selected list of White House intrusions and security breaches.
The White House grounds include 18 acres of land. That and the adjacent 52-acre Ellipse...
Read MoreHere is a look at the life of Dennis Hastert, former Republican speaker of the House. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in...
Read MoreHere is a look at the life of George Tenet, former director of the CIA.
Birth date: January 5, 1953
Birth place: Flushing, NY
Birth name: George John...
Read MoreHere's a look at Kwanzaa, an African American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1.
Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals.
Also...
Read MoreHere is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Birth date: January 29, 1954
Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi
Birth...
Read MoreA development application for a high density urban village in downtown Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, has been lodged.
Read MoreHere is some background information about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.
In 2024, Hanukkah will start on December 25 at sunset and will end January 2, at...
Read MoreHere's a look at Christmas, a popular Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Celebrated December 25th in the United States and other countries. In...
Read MoreHere's a look at the life of Karl Rove, architect of George W. Bush's gubernatorial and presidential campaigns.
Birth date: December 25, 1950
Birth place: Denver, Colorado
Birth...
Read MoreHere is a look at Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia.
Birth date: July 10, 1925 (officially recorded as December 20, 1925)
Birth place: Alor Setar,...
Read MoreHere is a look at the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities.
The Secret...
Read MoreHere's a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock index comprised of 30 "blue-chip" US stocks. It is...
Read MoreHere is some background information about the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation. The 6-year-old beauty pageant queen was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on...
Read MoreHere's a look at college football's Heisman Trophy.
December 9, 2023 - Louisiana State University quarterback Jayden Daniels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
December 10, 2022...
Read MoreHere's a selected list of commercial airplane crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism.
June 14, 1940 - Soviet bombers shoot down the Kaleva, a...
Read MoreEditor's Note: The 2022 CNN film "Navalny" won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary Feature. And it is streaming on Max, which is owned by...
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