(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Kevin Owen, 1965–, U.S. politician, b. Bakersfield, Calif., grad. California State Univ., Bakersfield (B.S. 1989, M.B.A. 1994). A conservative Republican, he was elected to…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,683100.0 Nursery school, preschool2198.2 Kindergarten1485.5 Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over8,262100.0 In labor force6,07273.5 Civilian labor force6,03373.0 Employed5,85770.9 Unemployed1762.1 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units4,725100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached2,16745.9 1-unit, attached74315.7 2 units390.8 3 or 4 units871.8 5 to 9 units1332.8 10 to 19…
(Encyclopedia) Edred or EadredEdredboth: ĕdˈrĕd [key], d. 955, king of the English (946–55), son of Edward the Elder. He succeeded his brother Edmund and was faced with invasions of Danish…
(Encyclopedia) Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland. In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized…
(Encyclopedia) Harold I or Harold Fairhair, Norse Harald Haarfager, c.850–c.933, first king of Norway, son of Halfdan the Black, king of Vestfold (SE Norway). After succeeding his father, Harold…
(Encyclopedia) Harpestreng, Henrik, or Henricus Dacus, d. 1244, Danish herbalist and medical writer. He probably studied at the medical school in Salerno, and was a canon at Roskilde Cathedral, then…
(Encyclopedia) VasaVasaväˈzə [key], Pol. Waza, royal dynasty of Sweden (1523–1654) and Poland (1587–1668). Gustavus I, founder of the dynasty in Sweden, was succeeded by his sons Eric XIV (reigned…
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