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Inver Grove Heights

(Encyclopedia) Inver Grove Heights, city (2020 pop. 36,092), Dakota co., SE Minn. A suburb of St. Paul, its manufactures include motor-vehicle and…

Queenston

(Encyclopedia) Queenston, village, S Ont., Canada, just N of Niagara Falls. There the British defeated American invaders in the battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 13, 1812) in the War of 1812. The…

Chicago Heights

(Encyclopedia) Chicago Heights, city (2020 pop. 28,860), Cook co., NE Ill., S of Chicago; settled in the 1830s, inc. as a city 1901. It is an…

Cleveland Heights

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland Heights, city (2020 pop. 45,312), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1903. It is known for its…

Warrensville Heights

(Encyclopedia) Warrensville Heights, city (1990 pop. 15,745), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1927. Although chiefly residential, it has plants that manufacture machinery,…

Parma Heights

(Encyclopedia) Parma Heights, city (1990 pop. 21,448), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; settled 1818, set off from Parma and inc. 1912. It is surrounded on three sides by…

Sterling Heights

(Encyclopedia) Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th…

Adrian, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Adrian, city (2020 pop. 6,401), seat of Lenawee co., SE Mich., on the Raisin River; inc. 1836. It is a manufacturing and trading center for a fertile farm region.…

Randolph Carter 1998 Deaths

Randolph Carterplaywright Broadway playwright whose works include Arms of Venus, Wuthering Heights and Eugenia.Born: 1910Died: 1998Helen CarterA - FCardinal Agostino Casaroli

Geraldine Fitzgerald 2005 Deaths

Geraldine FitzgeraldAge: 91 outspoken Dublin-born actress whose frequent clashes with studio bosses limited her roles, which included Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights. She earned wide…