Rodney King and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts
NCS — Here’s a take a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of 4 white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the…
Barbra Streisand Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here is a take a look at the lifetime of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth title: Barbara…
OPEC Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here’s a have a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum…
Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
NCS — Here is a have a look at the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of many deadliest mass shootings in US historical past. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
Bill Gross Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here’s a have a look at the lifetime of Bill Gross, founding father of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth place: Middleton, Ohio…
Masters Golf Tournament Fast Facts
NCS — Here’s a take a look at the Masters, one in every of golf’s 4 main tournaments, together with the US Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship.…
2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts
NCS — Here’s a take a look at the 2008 navy battle between Russia and Georgia. The battle centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They…
Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here is a have a look at the lifetime of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth title:…
Prince Albert of Monaco Fast Facts
NCS — Here’s a have 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…
Tornadoes Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here is a take a look at tornadoes, rotating columns of air that usually, however not at all times, are seen as funnel clouds. According to the National…