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Des Plaines, IL, Housing Statistics
NumberPercentTotal housing units22,959100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached13,96360.81-unit, attached1,2755.62 units3231.43 or 4 units6162.75 to 9 units7463.210 to 19 units1,1324.920 or more…Des Plaines, IL Social Statistics
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,819100.0Nursery school, preschool9917.2Kindergarten7555.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,10144.1High school (…Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…Watanabe, Junya
(Encyclopedia) Watanabe, Junya, 1961–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Fukushima. He apprenticed at Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons (1984), where he became a knitwear and menswear designer. Watanabe…Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…January 2012 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of January 2012. Iowa Caucus Kicks off U.S. Presidential Election…1998-99 Boxing Light Heavyweights <span class="rm" >(175 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Nov. 6 Vinny Pazienza Arthur Allen Wu 10 — Mashantucket, Conn. Nov. 13 Eric Harding Montell Griffin Ws 12 NABF…Maeterlinck, Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Maeterlinck, MauriceMaeterlinck, Mauricemôrēsˈ mätĕrlăNkˈ [key], 1862–1949, Belgian author who wrote in French. After practicing law unsuccessfully for several years, he went to Paris…Aulard, Alphonse
(Encyclopedia) Aulard, AlphonseAulard, AlphonseälfôNsˈ ōlärˈ [key], 1849–1928, French historian. He was the first professional historian of the French Revolution, and he devoted his life to this…Pisan, Christine de
(Encyclopedia) Pisan, Christine dePisan, Christine dekrēstēnˈ də pēzäNˈ [key], 1364–c.1430, French poet, of Italian descent. She wrote many verse romances and works in prose, as well as the lyric…