(Encyclopedia) Basel, Council of, 1431–49, first part of the 17th ecumenical council in the Roman Catholic Church. It is generally considered to have been ecumenical until it fell into heresy in 1437…
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, American dramatist, b. New York City. He is widely acknowledged as America's greatest playwright.
Near the end of his life O'Neill renounced…
NumberPercentTotal population137,893100.0SEX AND AGEMale67,54049.0Female70,35351.0Under 5 years7,3675.35 to 9 years7,5505.510 to 14 years8,0295.815 to 19 years11,5858.420 to 24 years17,39012.…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over112,884100.0In labor force73,72665.3Civilian labor force73,69065.3Employed69,09461.2Unemployed4,5964.1Percent of civilian labor force6.…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school45,387100.0Nursery school, preschool2,1794.8Kindergarten1,6453.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)12,92928.5High school (…
(Encyclopedia) Ridpath, John Clark, 1840–1900, American educator and author, b. Putnam co., Ind., grad. Indiana Asbury College (now DePauw Univ.), 1863. After teaching in Indiana schools, he was…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881
Party: Republican BRUCE Blanche Kelso , a Senator from Mississippi; born in slavery near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., March 1, 1841; was tutored by his…
(Encyclopedia) Maddox, Lester G. (Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr), 1915–2003, U.S. public official, governor of Georgia (1967–71), b. Atlanta. He achieved national notoriety in 1964 when he drove African…
Secretary of State James G. Blaine, 1881Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, 1881Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln, 1881Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh, 1881Postmaster General Thomas L…
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