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All Saints Cemetery
All Saints Cemetery is a cemetery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and is located at 700 North River Road, in Des Plaines, Illinois. The original 1923 East cemetery was expanded in 1954 to include All Saints West. The cemetery includes a three-story community mausoleum containing space for thousands of above-ground interments. Notable burials * Michael R. Blanchfield – (January 4, 1950 – July 3, 1969) Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War *James Bowler – (February 5, 1875 – July 18, 1957) 3-term congressman from IL., the second oldest person to win his first election to Congress, at age 78, after William Lewis of Kentucky *Charles A. Boyle – (August 13, 1907 – November 4, 1959) * John Cadwell – (July 15, 1961 – July 10, 2004) *Harry Caray – (March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) *Paul Christman – (March 5, 1918 – March 2, 1970) * George "Moose" Connor – (January 21, 1925 – March 31, 2003) *Henry Darger – (c. April 12, 1892 – Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |