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Consumer Credit Outstanding and Finance Rates, 1980 to 2000
(dollar figures are in billions of dollars) Type of Credit 1980 1985 1990 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total1 $349.40 $593.20 $789.30 $960.70 $1…A Look at High School Graduation Rates in the United States
By Sabrina Petrafesa Graduating high school seniors all over the U.S. are preparing to take the next step in their young lives. For most that means heading off to college and for others it…Hayashi, Fumiko
(Encyclopedia) Hayashi, FumikoHayashi, Fumikof&oomacr;ˈmēˈkō häˈyäˈshē [key], 1903–51, Japanese novelist and short-story writer. The daughter of an itinerant peddlar, Hayashi was raised in abject…Meléndez Valdés, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Meléndez Valdés, JuanMeléndez Valdés, Juanhwän mālānˈdāth väldāsˈ [key], 1754–1817, Spanish neoclassic poet. He studied classics and law and later taught humanities at Salamanca. After…Booth, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Booth, Charles, 1840–1916, English social investigator, pioneer in developing the social survey method. Aided by the notable social scientist Beatrice Potter Webb, he made an…Watts
(Encyclopedia) Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated…Wheatley, Phillis
(Encyclopedia) Wheatley, Phillis, 1753?–1784, American poet, considered the first important black writer in the United States. Brought from Africa in 1761, she became a house slave for the Boston…Neuhof, Theodor, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Neuhof, Theodor, Baron vonNeuhof, Theodor, Baron vontāˈōdôrˈ bärōnˈ fən noiˈhōf [key], 1694–1756, German adventurer, b. Metz, France. After a career as a soldier and diplomat, he was…Otway, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Otway, Thomas, 1652–85, English dramatist, educated at Winchester and at Oxford. After failing as an actor, Otway wrote his first play, Alcibiades, produced in 1675. Later plays…chronometer
(Encyclopedia) chronometerchronometerkrənŏmˈətər [key], instrument for keeping highly accurate time, used especially in navigation. Before the advent of radio time signals it was the only device that…Trending
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