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Garigliano

(Encyclopedia) GariglianoGariglianogärēlyäˈnō [key], lower part of the Liri River, S central Italy, below its junction with the Rapido, or Gari, River (hence Gari-Liriano) near Cassino. It separates…

Merckx, Eddy

(Encyclopedia) Merckx, Eddy (Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx)Merckx, Eddymûrks [key], 1945–, Belgian bicycle racer. He won the world amateur cycling championship in 1964 and became world…

Agramonte, Ignacio

(Encyclopedia) Agramonte, IgnacioAgramonte, Ignacioēgnäˈsyō [key]Agassiz, Louis ägrämōnˈtā [key], 1841–73, Cuban revolutionist. He played an important part in the Ten Years War. He became (1869) an…

Saint, for Christian saints, use their given names

(Encyclopedia) Saint. For canonized and uncanonized saints, see under the proper name, e.g., Ambrose, Saint. For surnames and place names beginning thus, see in alphabetical position here: thus,…

Béjart

(Encyclopedia) Béjart or BéjardBéjardboth: bāzhärˈ [key], French family of actors associated with Molière, who joined their amateur company, Les Enfants de Famille. Their professional debut in Paris…

Anne of Austria

(Encyclopedia) Anne of Austria, 1601–66, queen of France, daughter of King Philip III of Spain. Married to the French king Louis XIII (1615), she was neglected by her husband and sought the society…

St. Louis, St. Louis MO Demographic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent Total population348,189100.0 SEX AND AGEMale163,56747.0Female184,62253.0 Under 5 years23,4776.75 to 9 years26,7097.710 to 14 years25,0147.215 to 19 years24,7297.120…

St. Louis, St. Louis MO Economic Statistics

St. Louis, St louis missouri dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics, SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over268,036100.0In labor force162,22960.…

St. Louis, St. Louis MO Housing Statistics

St. Louis, St louis missouri dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics, SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units176,354100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached71,08740.31-unit,…

Île-de-France, region, France

(Encyclopedia) Île-de-FranceÎle-de-Franceēl-də-fräNs [key], region and former province, N central France, in the center of the Paris basin, a fertile depression where the Marne and Ouse rivers join…