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Kings County, NY Social Statistics

Kings county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling…

Kings County, NY Economic Statistics

Kings county new york dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection,…

Kings County, NY Housing Statistics

Kings county new york dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection,…

The History of Martin Luther King Day

Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK? Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January.  It took 15 years to create the federal…

King: Royal Titles & Noble Ranks

Top of Page Royal titles and ranks of nobility have been used since the earliest days of civilization to denote those individuals who held an esteemed position in society. In most societies…

Brewer's: Black Cattle

Negro slaves. “She was chartered for the West Coast of Africa to trade with the natives, but not in black cattle, for slavery was never our line of business.” —J. Grant: Dick Rodney, chap…

Brewer's: Colt

(A). A piece of knotted rope eighteen inches long for the special benefit of ship boys; a cat-o'-nine-tails. “Look alive there, lads, or as sure as my name is Sam Weston I'll give the colt…

NBA Additional Awards, 1999-2000

Defensive Player of the Year— Alonzo Mourning, Miami; Most Improved Player—Jalen Rose, Indiana; Sixth Man Award— Rodney Rogers, Phoenix; Kennedy PBWAA Citizenship Award— Vlade Divac, Sacramento; NBA…

King, Carole

(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…