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Nelson County, VA Economic Statistics

Nelson county virginia dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over11,783100.0In labor force7,14360.6Civilian…

Nelson County, VA Housing Statistics

Nelson county virginia dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units8,554100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached6,19672.41-unit,…

Shen Chou

(Encyclopedia) Shen ChouShen Choushĕn jō [key], 1427–1509, Chinese painter of the Ming dynasty. He and Wen Cheng-Ming (1470–1559) were the two most important painters of the Wu school, a group of…

Nelson Mandela Bay

(Encyclopedia) Nelson Mandela Bay, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 1,152,115), Eastern Cape prov., S South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean. Port Elizabeth is the municipal…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2004

Source: Publishers Weekly. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist santaKid, James Patterson; illustrated by Michael Garland Mister…

Hoover, J. Edgar

(Encyclopedia) Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar Hoover), 1895–1972, American administrator, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), b. Washington, D.C. Shortly after he was admitted to the…

2004 Academy Awards

The 2004 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 2005 at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureThe Aviator Finding NeverlandMillion Dollar Baby Ray SidewaysBest Animated PictureThe Incredibles (Pixar…

Barker, James Nelson

(Encyclopedia) Barker, James Nelson, 1784–1858, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. In 1838, Van Buren appointed him comptroller of the Treasury, and with slight interruptions he worked in the…

French Revolutionary Wars

(Encyclopedia) French Revolutionary Wars, wars occurring in the era of the French Revolution and the beginning of the Napoleonic era, the decade of 1792–1802. The wars began as an effort to defend…

Lindbergh Kidnapping Remembered

The crime that shocked the nation by David Johnson Related Links AviationSpirit of St. LouisFlightIncarceration/Capital PunishmentNew JerseyCalled "the biggest story since the Resurrection…