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Shalikashvili, John Malchase David

(Encyclopedia) Shalikashvili, John Malchase DavidShalikashvili, John Malchase Davidshälēˌkäshvēˈlē [key], 1936–2011, U.S. army general, b. Poland. Drafted into the army, he became a commissioned…

Nau, Jacques Jean David

(Encyclopedia) Nau, Jacques Jean DavidNau, Jacques Jean Davidzhäk zhäN dävēdˈ nō [key], c.1630–1671, French pirate in the West Indies. He is also called François L'Olonnois. He went to the West…

Vries, David Pietersen de

(Encyclopedia) Vries, David Pietersen deVries, David Pietersen dedäˈvēt pēˈtərsən [key]Vries, David Pietersen de də vrēs [key], b. c.1593, Dutch merchant captain and colonizer. An experienced mariner…

Casement, Sir Roger David

(Encyclopedia) Casement, Sir Roger David, 1864–1916, Irish revolutionary. While in British consular service, he exposed (1904) the atrocious exploitation of wild-rubber gatherers in the Congo (thus…

Bohr, Niels Henrik David

(Encyclopedia) Bohr, Niels Henrik DavidBohr, Niels Henrik Davidnēls hănˈ rēk dāˈvēᵺ [key]Bohr, Niels Henrik David bōr [key], 1885–1962, Danish physicist, one of the foremost scientists of modern…

Cameron, David William Duncan

(Encyclopedia) Cameron, David William DuncanCameron, David William Duncankămˈərən [key], 1966–, British political leader, b. London. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked for the Conservative party'…

James Oliver EASTLAND, Congress, MS (1904-1986)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941; 1943-1978 Party: Democrat; Democrat EASTLAND, James Oliver, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Doddsville, Sunflower County, Miss., November 28, 1904; moved…

Joshua Bryan LEE, Congress, OK (1892-1967)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1943Party: DemocratLEE, Joshua Bryan, a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Childersburg, Talladega County, Ala., January 23, 1892; moved with his…

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David R. MINGE, Congress, MN (1942)

MINGE, David R., a Representative from Minnesota; born in Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine County, Minn., March 19, 1942; graduated from Worthington High School, Worthington, Minn., 1960; B.A, St.…