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Magnus VI
(Encyclopedia) Magnus VI (Magnus the Law Mender), 1238–80, king of Norway (1263–80), son of Haakon IV. A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle…loran
(Encyclopedia) loranloranlôrˈănˌ [key], long-range, accurate radio navigational system used by a ship or aircraft to confirm or to determine its geographical position. The term loran is derived from…daylight saving time
(Encyclopedia) daylight saving time (DST), time observed when clocks and other timepieces are set ahead so that the sun will rise and set later in the day as measured by civil time. The amount of…Broken Arrow, OK Demographic Statistics
NumberPercentTotal population74,859100.0SEX AND AGEMale36,49848.8Female38,36151.2Under 5 years5,9548.05 to 9 years6,5148.710 to 14 years6,6548.915 to 19 years5,9848.020 to 24 years3,7315.025 to…Broken Arrow, OK, Housing Statistics
NumberPercentTotal housing units27,123100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached23,05485.01-unit, attached7042.62 units3091.13 or 4 units5261.95 to 9 units6712.510 to 19 units7292.720 or more…Crabbe, George
(Encyclopedia) Crabbe, George, 1754–1832, English poet, b. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. After practicing medicine for a short time, he went to London in 1780, hoping to earn money by his writing. He was…chart
(Encyclopedia) chart, term referring to maps prepared for marine navigation and for air navigation. All charts show, in some convenient scale, geographic features useful to the navigator, as well as…William, crown prince of Germany
(Encyclopedia) William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the…Seneca, the elder, c.60 b.c.–c.a.d. 37, Roman rhetorician and writer
(Encyclopedia) Seneca, the elder (Lucius, or Marcus, Annaeus Seneca)Seneca,l&oomacr;ˈshəs, märˈkəs ənēˈəs sĕnˈəkə [key], c.60 b.c.–c.a.d. 37, Roman rhetorician and writer, b. Corduba (present-day…Bryant, William Cullen
(Encyclopedia) Bryant, William CullenBryant, William Cullenbrīˈənt [key], 1794–1878, American poet and newspaper editor, b. Cummington, Mass. The son of a learned and highly respected physician,…Trending
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