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Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…Deaths by State
(number in thousands; rates per 1,000 population in each area) Area 2004number Rate United States1 2,398.3…Mazzuchelli, Samuel Charles
(Encyclopedia) Mazzuchelli, Samuel CharlesMazzuchelli, Samuel Charlesmäˈzh&oomacr;kĕlē [key], 1806–64, Italian missionary in America. He was a Dominican. He was ordered (1830) to the island of…Proxmire, William
(Encyclopedia) Proxmire, William (Edward William Proxmire), 1915–2005, U.S. senator (1957–89), b. Lake Forest, Ill. He worked in army counterintelligence during World War II and later entered…folk drama
(Encyclopedia) folk drama, noncommercial, generally rural theater and pageantry based on folk traditions and local history. This form of drama, common throughout the world, declined in popularity in…Fiedler, Leslie
(Encyclopedia) Fiedler, Leslie, 1917–2003, American critic, b. Newark, N.J., grad. New York Univ. (B.A. 1938), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D. 1941). In his best-known and most controversial work, Love and…Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder, 1843–1928, American geologist, b. Mattoon, Ill., grad. Beloit College, 1866. He was professor of geology at Beloit (1873–82), president of the Univ. of…Missouri
Missouri State Information Capital: Jefferson City Official Name: Missouri Organized as territory/republic: June 4, 1812 Entered Union (rank): August 10, 1821 (24th state) Present…Wisconsin: Temperature Extremes
MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.661897Prairie DuChien–541922DanburyFeb.692000Afton/Beloit/Broadhead*–551996CouderayMarch861986Dodge–481962CouderayApril971980Lone Rock–201924Rest…Wisconsin Social Statistics
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,463,038100.0Nursery school, preschool85,0455.8Kindergarten81,0725.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)639,16243.7High…Trending
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