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Here's a look at New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which mark the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.FactsDecember 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022 - New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are…

Here's a look at New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which mark the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.FactsDecember 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 - New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are…

(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.FactsSeptember 11, 2012 - The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night involves mortar and rocket…

Here's some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.FactsSeptember 11, 2012 - The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night involves mortar and rocket fire against…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Beslan School Siege.On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia, at approximately 9 a.m. local time.The siege ended on…

Here is some background information about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.In 2022, Hanukkah will start on December 18 at sunset and will end December 26, at sunset.In 2021, Hanukkah will start on November 28 at sunset and will end December 6,…

Here's a look at Christmas, a popular Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.FactsCelebrated December 25th in the United States and other countries. In 2021, December 25th falls on a Saturday.Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in some Eastern…

Here's a look at Easter and Holy Week.On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of penance called Lent. Easter is considered…

Here's a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.FactsSunday, March 12, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Set clocks ahead one hour.Sunday, November 5, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time…

Here's a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.FactsSunday, March 13, 2022 - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Set clocks ahead one hour.Sunday, November 7, 2021 - Daylight Saving Time…

Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country's population that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease.To assess a country's food security, the United Nations uses…

Here's a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.February 21, 2023 - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).January 6 - Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing…

Here's a look at the life of Amr Moussa, Egyptian diplomat, ambassador and former minister of foreign affairs.PersonalBirth date: October 3, 1936Birth place: Cairo, EgyptFather: Muhammad MoussaMarriage: Laila (Badawy) Moussa (1968-present)Children: Hazem Moussa; Hania MoussaEducation: Cairo University, L.L.B., 1957Timeline1958-1972 -…

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.PersonalBirth date: August 20, 1966 Birth place: Pisa, Italy Father: Giorgio Letta, a mathematics professorMother: Anna (Banchi) Letta Marriage: Gianna FregonaraChildren: Giacomo, Lorenzo, FrancescoEducation: University…

Here's a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.FactsThe organization's charter states that the signing parties will "seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area," and will "unite their efforts for collective…

Here's a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria.FactsThe purpose of OPEC is to "coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to…

Here's a look at crude oil reserves and production around the world.FactsCrude oil is a form of liquid petroleum, extracted from rock formations and used for fuel and other purposes.Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) produce…

(CNN) — Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread throughout the Middle East and Africa in 2011. AlgeriaJanuary 4, 2011 - Protests begin, sparked by an increase in food…

Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread throughout the Middle East and Africa in 2011.AlgeriaJanuary 4, 2011 - Protests begin, sparked by an increase in food prices.January 9, 2011…

Here's a look at World Youth Day, a day when Catholic youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 35 gather to celebrate their faith.The next World Youth Day is scheduled to be held in August 2023 in…