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(Encyclopedia) Crawfordsville, city (2020 pop. 16,306), seat of Montgomery co., W central Ind.; inc. 1866. It is the trading center of an agricultural…New York Times Company v. Sullivan
(Encyclopedia) New York Times Company v. Sullivan, case decided in 1964 by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1960, the Times ran a fundraising advertisement signed by civil-rights leaders that criticized,…Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth, 1917–2000, American poet, b. Topeka, Kans. She grew up in the slums of Chicago and lived in that city until her death. Brooks's poems, technically…Vandalia
(Encyclopedia) VandaliaVandaliavăndāˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 13,882), Montgomery co., W central Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; inc. 1848. Motor vehicle parts are among the city's manufactures. National…Miamisburg
(Encyclopedia) MiamisburgMiamisburgmīămˈēzbûrgˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 17,834), Montgomery co., SW Ohio, on the Miami River; laid out 1818, inc. 1932. It is a tobacco market with diverse agriculture…Coosa
(Encyclopedia) CoosaCoosak&oomacr;ˈsə [key], river, 286 mi (460 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala., joining the Tallapoosa near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River.…Bethesda, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bethesda, uninc. city (2020 pop. 63,195), Montgomery co., W central Md., an affluent residential and commercial suburb of Washington, D.…Fries, John
(Encyclopedia) Fries, John, c.1750–1818, American rebel, b. Montgomery co., Pa. After serving in the American Revolution, Fries became a traveling auctioneer. Strongly opposed to the federal property…Montgomery Clift Biography
Montgomery CliftactorBorn: 10/17/1920Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Fine-featured, highstrung movie actor who often played sensitive loners. His films include Red River (1946), A Place in the…Pottstown
(Encyclopedia) Pottstown, borough (1990 pop. 21,831), Montgomery co., SE Pa., on the Schuylkill River; settled c.1700, inc. 1815. The borough's industries include plastic and metal products,…Trending
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