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Frank PLUMLEY, Congress, VT (1844-1924)

PLUMLEY, Frank, (father of Charles Albert Plumley), a Representative from Vermont; born in Eden, Lamoille County, Vt., December 17, 1844; attended the public schools and People’s Academy;…

Hilversum

(Encyclopedia) Hilversum Hilversum hĭlˈvərsəm [key], city, North Holland prov., central Netherlands. It is the center…

Vlaardingen

(Encyclopedia) VlaardingenVlaardingenvlärˈdĭng-ən [key], city (1994 pop. 73,820), South Holland prov., SW Netherlands, on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River, near Rotterdam. It is an industrial city,…

Camperdown

(Encyclopedia) CamperdownCamperdownkămˈpərdounˌ [key], Du. Kamperduin [the dune of Kamp], locality near the village of Kamp, North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, on the North Sea. In 1797 the British…

IJ

(Encyclopedia) IJ or YIJboth: ī [key], inlet of the Markermeer, North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, on which Amsterdam is located. It receives the Amstel River and is connected by canals with the…

Ingenhousz, Jan

(Encyclopedia) Ingenhousz, JanIngenhousz, Janyän ĭngˈənhous [key], 1730–99, Dutch scientist. He practiced medicine in Holland, England, and Vienna and was noted for his skillful inoculations against…

Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar

The Gregorian reform was not adopted throughout the West immediately Related Links History of the Calendar History of the Lunar Calendar History of the Egytpian Calendar History of…