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Jesse (TV Show)
NBCThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Christina Applegate, George Dzundza, Rafer Weigel, Eric Lloyd, John Lehr and Jennifer Milmore A cushy spot in NBC's Thursday Must See TV lineup no…Dionysius the Younger
(Encyclopedia) Dionysius the Younger, fl. 368–344 b.c., tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. Neither…The True George Washington: Family Relations: His Mother
His MotherThe mother, Mary Washington, was more of a factor, though chiefly by mere length of life, for she lived to be eighty-three, and died but ten years before her son. That Washington…The True George Washington: Family Relations: Sister and Nephews
Sister and NephewsOnly Elizabeth—or "Betty"—of Washington's sisters grew to womanhood, and it is said that she was so strikingly like her brother that, disguised with a long cloak and a…People and Families in Poverty by Selected Characteristics, 2006 - 2005
Characteristic 2006 2005 Number (thousands) Percent1 Number (thousands) Percent1 INDIVIDUALS…People and Families in Poverty by Selected Characteristics, 2008 - 2007
The following table shows the percent and number of people living in poverty in the United States in 2007 and 2008. Data is broken up by race, income, region, age, nativity, and type…People and Families in Poverty by Selected Characteristics, 2010 and 2009
The following table shows the percent and number of people living in poverty in the United States in 2009 and 2010. Data is broken up by race, income, region, age, nativity, and type…People and Families in Poverty by Selected Characteristics, 2005 and 2004
Characteristic20052004Number (thousands)Percent1Number (thousands)Percent1INDIVIDUALS Total37,04012.7%36,95012.6%Family status In families26,54411.026,06810.8 Householder7,83510.27,6579…Day of the Dead
(Encyclopedia) Day of the Dead, Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by…Stuart, British royal family
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…