The 1940 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAll This, and Heaven Too (Warner Bros.)Foreign Correspondent (Walter Wanger;…
NumberPercentTotal population38,915100.0SEX AND AGEMale18,97848.8Female19,93751.2Under 5 years3,5249.15 to 9 years3,4608.910 to 14 years3,0627.915 to 19 years2,5056.420 to 24 years2,0905.425 to…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over28,757100.0In labor force21,72675.6Civilian labor force21,57675.0Employed20,54971.5Unemployed1,0273.6Percent of civilian labor force4.8…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school10,747100.0Nursery school, preschool9989.3Kindergarten7276.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,31549.5High school (…
(Encyclopedia) Verga, GiovanniVerga, Giovannijōvänˈnē vĕrˈgä [key], 1840–1922, Italian novelist, b. Sicily. He abandoned the study of law for literature and wrote several novels of passion in the…
(Encyclopedia) Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest Bates), 1905–74, English author, b. Rushden, Northamptonshire. During World War II he served with the Royal Air Force. A good storyteller, Bates had the…
(Encyclopedia) RichelieuRichelieurĭshˈəl&oomacr; [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.–Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the…
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