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(Encyclopedia) boursebourseb&oobreve;rs [key], term applied to a European stock exchange. The first international bourse was established in Antwerp in the 16th cent. The Paris bourse, dating from…

Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Benjamin [Heb.,=son of fortune], younger son of Jacob and Rachel, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His mother, dying, named him BenoniBenjaminbĕnōˈnī [key] [Heb.,=…

Sienkiewicz, Henryk

(Encyclopedia) Sienkiewicz, HenrykSienkiewicz, Henrykhĕnˈrĭk shĕnkyĕˈvēch [key], 1846–1916, Polish novelist and short-story writer. The best-known of Sienkiewicz's vivid historical novels is Quo…

Bellingshausen Sea

(Encyclopedia) Bellingshausen Sea, part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea. The sea is named after Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb…

Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo or GianlorenzoBernini, Giovanni Lorenzo or Gianlorenzojōvänˈnē lōrĕnˈtsō, jänlōrĕnˈtsō bĕrnēˈnē [key], 1598–1680, Italian sculptor and architect, b. Naples.…

Peter Lind Hayes 1998 Deaths

Peter Lind HayesAge: 82 stage and screen performer who starred in The Peter Lind Hayes Show in the late 1950s and Peter Loves Mary in the early '60s, with wife Mary Healy.Died: April 21,…

St. Peters, MO Census Data

People QuickFactsSt. PetersMissouriPopulation, 2003 estimate 53,3975,704,484Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.8%1.9%Population, 2000 51,3815,595,211Population,…

St. Peters, MO Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population51,381100.0SEX AND AGEMale25,03348.7Female26,34851.3Under 5 years3,8217.45 to 9 years4,3178.410 to 14 years4,6379.015 to 19 years3,9257.620 to 24 years2,5194.925 to…

St. Peters, MO Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over37,675100.0In labor force28,96976.9Civilian labor force28,95676.9Employed28,33775.2Unemployed6191.6Percent of civilian labor force2.1(X…

St. Peters, MO, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units18,801100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached14,18875.51-unit, attached1,4107.52 units1280.73 or 4 units9164.95 to 9 units7333.910 to 19 units7133.820 or more…