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(Encyclopedia) Ballwin, city (2020 pop. 31,103), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; settled 1803 as Ballshow, renamed 1837, inc. 1950. It is…Glenview
(Encyclopedia) Glenview, village (2020 pop. 48,705), Cook co., NE Ill., a growing suburb of Chicago; settled 1833, inc. 1899. There is varied light…Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich
(Encyclopedia) Podgorny, Nikolai ViktorovichPodgorny, Nikolai Viktorovichnēkôlyīˈ vēkˈtôrəvĭch pōdgôrˈnyē [key], 1903–83, Soviet Communist leader, b. Ukraine. An engineer, trained at the…Kirkuk
(Encyclopedia) KirkukKirkukkĭrk&oomacr;kˈ [key], city (1987 pop. 418,624), NE Iraq. It is a center of Iraq's oil industry and is connected by pipelines to ports on the Mediterranean Sea. Kirkuk…Cévennes
(Encyclopedia) CévennesCévennessāvĕnˈ [key], mountain range, S France, bordering the Massif Central on the southeast. The Cévennes proper occupy the central section of a mountainous arc (average…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 6, 1947)
Harry S. Truman (January 6, 1947) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress of the United States: It looks like a good many of you have moved over to the left since I was here last! I…League City
(Encyclopedia) League City, city (1990 pop. 30,159), Galveston co., SE Tex.; inc. 1961. The aeronautics industry is of prime importance; NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is nearby. There is also…Lincoln Park
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a…Brooklyn Center
(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Center, city (2020 pop. 33,782), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis; inc. 1911. It has light industry…Wakefield, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Wakefield, town (1990 pop. 24,825), Middlesex co., NE Mass., a suburb N of Boston; settled 1639, inc. 1812. Chiefly residential, the town has some light industry, such as the…Trending
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