Short answers, pulled from the story.
Cleveland was laid out on the 22nd of July 1796 by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company. The settlement was named Cleaveland after General Moses Cleaveland, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
The Hough riots erupted from July 18 to 24, 1966, and the Glenville Shootout took place on the 23rd of July 1968. Carl B. Stokes became the first African American mayor of a major American city in November 1967, and the Cuyahoga River burned for the thirteenth time in June 1969.
Playhouse Square serves as the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York City's Lincoln Center. It includes five theaters: State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio hosting Broadway musicals and special concerts year-round.
Between 1910 and 1970, the black population of Cleveland increased significantly as African Americans migrated from the rural South seeking jobs and constitutional rights. By 1920, the foreign-born population reached thirty percent while the total population grew to 796,841 making it the fifth-largest city in the nation.
By 1910, Cleveland had become known as the Sixth City due to its status as the sixth-largest U.S. city at that time. The city maintained this ranking until later demographic shifts changed its national standing.