(Encyclopedia) Spinks, Leon, Jr.
1953-2021, American boxer, b. St. Louis, Mo. Spinks began boxing at age 13,
dropping out of high school in his junior…
(Encyclopedia) ShiitesShiitesshēˈītz [key] [Arab., shiat Ali,=the party of Ali], the second largest branch of Islam, Shiites currently account for 10%–15% of all Muslims. Shiite Islam originated as a…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school24,609100.0 Nursery school, preschool1,6316.6 Kindergarten1,3885.6 Elementary school (grades 1-8)…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over64,913100.0 In labor force32,76550.5 Civilian labor force32,72850.4 Employed29,33445.2 Unemployed3,3945.2 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units36,216100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached26,08972.0 1-unit, attached5291.5 2 units1,2543.5 3 or 4 units5811.6 5 to 9 units4511.2 10 to 19…
(Encyclopedia) Mazar-i-SharifMazar-i-Sharifmäzärˈ-ē-shärēfˈ [key], city (1988 est. pop. 131,000), capital of Balkh prov., N Afghanistan, near the Uzbekistan border. It is held sacred as the alleged…
(Encyclopedia) Suli or SouliSuliboth: s&oomacr;ˈlyē [key], small mountainous district, N Greece, in Epirus. Its inhabitants, the Suliotes, who lived in fortlike villages in the mountains,…
(Encyclopedia) FatimaFatimafătˈĭmə, fäˈtĭmə, fətēˈmə [key], 616?–633?, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija. Fatima was the wife of Ali, the mother of Hasan and Husein, and reputedly the…
(Encyclopedia) Dundee, Angelo, 1921–2012, American boxing trainer, most famous for his work with Muhammad Ali, b. Philadelphia as Angelo Mirena, Jr. After serving in World War II he moved to New York…
(Encyclopedia) Bongo, Omar (El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba)Bongo, Omarbôngˈgō [key], 1935–2009, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967–2009), b. Albert-Bernard Bongo. He entered the civil…
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