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Title
Facts.com
Content
Brings together full text from the print edition of Facts On File World News Digest since 1980. It also includes selected content from six other core reference databases: Facts on File News Archive (1950-1979), World News Special Features and Rueters News.
FACTS.com delivers in-depth features on "Historic Events" drawn from the Facts On File archive, including a "What Happened That Day?" feature. Also included are special sections on maps, "Today's News", photos and graphics, historic documents and biographies.
Use this database to answer questions like:
What is the history of the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan debacle? What is the latest news on suicide bombings in Israel? What percentage of teenagers in the United States smoke?
Subjects
Current events
Updated
Weekly
Coverage
January, 1980-present (updated weekly); Archives covers 1950-1979