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VAN DYKE, Nicholas, Congress, DE (1738-1789)

VAN DYKE, Nicholas, (father of Nicholas Van Dyke [1770-1826]), a Delegate from Delaware; born in New Castle County, Del., September 25, 1738; studied law in Philadelphia, Pa.; admitted to the…

Nicholas VAN DYKE, Congress, DE (1770-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams VAN DYKE Nicholas , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in New Castle, Del…

VAN DYKE, Nicholas, Congress, DE (1770-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams VAN DYKE, Nicholas, (son of Nicholas Van Dyke [1738-1789]), a Representative and a…

2000-01 Season Recap for the Tour de France

Thrice as Nice Is there anything left for this man to do? Simply put, no conversation about the most amazing accomplishments in sports history is complete without a discussion of Lance Armstrong…

Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deMayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deshärl də lôrĕnˈ dük də mäyĕnˈ [key], 1554–1611, French Catholic general in the Wars of Religion (see Religion,…

Tirso de Molina

(Encyclopedia) Tirso de MolinaTirso de Molinatērˈsō dā mōlēˈnä [key], pseud. of Fray Gabriel TéllezTirso de Molinagäbrēĕlˈ tĕlˈyĕth [key], 1584?–1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age…

Beauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis de

(Encyclopedia) Beauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis deBeauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis deshärl də lä bwäsh märkēˈ də bōärnwäˈ [key], 1670–1749, French governor of New France (1726–…

Montluc, Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur de

(Encyclopedia) Montluc or Monluc, Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur deMontluc or Monluc, Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur deblĕz də läsräNˈ-mäsäNkômˈ, sānyörˈ də môNlükˈ [key], c.1502–…

Ciego de Ávila

(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…