As a result, Gillett School District consolidated with the De Witt School District along with the Humphrey School District beginning with the 2004-2005 school year.

As he feared a stiffening English resistance, Cornelis de Witt on 14 June decided to forego a further penetration and withdraw, towing the Royal Charles along as a war trophy ; the Unity also was removed with a prize crew.

The Rangers traded him ( along with Wilson Heredia ) to the Florida Marlins for pitcher Bobby Witt on October 8, 1995.

According to accusers Whittaker Chambers, Lee Pressman, and Elizabeth Bentley, Witt — along with John Abt, Charles Kramer, Alger Hiss, and Nathaniel Weyl, among others — were part of the so-called " Ware group ," a clandestine Communist Party USA group formed by AAA economist Harold Ware.

Witt served as co-captain of the Washington Capitals during the 2001 – 02 NHL season, along with Steve Konowalchuk.

With a team consisting of many stellar young rookies such as Rubén Sierra, Pete Incaviglia, Mitch Williams, Bobby Witt, and Edwin Correa, the Rangers finished the season 2nd place with an outstanding 87 – 75 record, just five games behind the division champion California Angels.

Coupled with powerful batters like Juan González, Rubén Sierra, Julio Franco, and Rafael Palmeiro and a pitching staff that also included Charlie Hough, Bobby Witt, Kevin Brown, and Kenny Rogers, fans held really high expectations for the Rangers upcoming season.

In 1988, an 18-year-old African elephant, Dunda, was subject to controversial training methods which, according to San Diego City Attorney John W. Witt, included " chaining her four feet, hauling her down to her knees and repeatedly smacking her on the top of the head, where the skull is thick, with ax handles and the wooden end of elephant hooks.

In June, De Ruyter, with Cornelis de Witt supervising, launched the Dutch " Raid on the Medway " at the mouth of the River Thames.

At this point, Witt decided to depart the station as his family lived in an isolated farmhouse about 30 km away and he wanted to be with them.

De Witt, seeking a decisive naval victory, had decided on an aggressive strategy and sent out De Ruyter with the mission to destroy the Allied fleet.

On April 29, 2009 the De Witt school board voted to close Gillett and bus the students to neighboring De Witt High School beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.

Tromp's death during the Battle of Scheveningen ended the war and De Ruyter declined an emphatic offer from Johan de Witt for supreme command, because he considered himself ' unfit ' and also feared that bypassing the seniority principle would bring him into conflict with Witte de With and Johan Evertsen.

De Ruyter's popularity had grown after his heroic return and, most importantly, his affiliation lay with the States-General and Johan de Witt in particular.

In 1844, the A. W. Perry family claimed land in the area around Trinity Mills, where, in partnership with Wade H. Witt, a mill was established.

One of his most musically challenged students, Gertrude Lang ( Alicia Witt ( young ) / Joanna Gleason ( adult ), who has become governor of the state, sits in with her clarinet.

Alicia Witt and Dedee Pfeiffer co-starred as Sheridan's daughters, with Alan Rosenberg and Tom Wopat playing their fathers each, while Christine Baranski appeared as Cybill's hard-drinking friend Maryann.

It was produced by Witt / Thomas / Harris Productions, in association with Touchstone Television, and Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, and Harris served as the original executive producers.

The story begins with a historical event — the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary ( roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister ) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen — considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity.

The main plot line, involving fictional characters, takes place in the following eighteen months ; only gradually does the reader understand its connection with the killing of the de Witt brothers.

) In 1988, on Saturday Night Lives " Weekend Update ," comedian Dennis Miller opened the sports with, " In Calgary tonight, Katarina Witt won the gold medal in figure skating, prompting Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to fire manager Billy Martin.

De Witt believed Spanish military power to be weak however, and the French emissary declared candidly that a Dutch alliance with Spain would amount to a declaration of war on France.

De Witt, however, did not want to risk a direct confrontation with France and did not take up this offer of an alliance.

The Golay code, together with the related Witt Design, features in a construction for the 196560 minimal vectors in the Leech lattice.

Johan de Witt counted on the unpopularity to the English public of a war with a fellow Protestant nation and tried to improve relations with the French.

From 1654 to 1663 he worked under van Schooten and with his fellow students Johan de Witt and Hendrik van Heuraet they translated Descartes's La Géométrie into Latin.

Some of Hawkins ' more unusual roles included an Egyptian Pharaoh in Land of the Pharaohs, Ben Hur's adoptive Roman father Quintus Arrius in Ben-Hur, and Zulu, where he played against type as the fanatical coward, Reverend Otto Witt.

By waving a black umbrella, Chamberlain's trademark fashion accessory, Witt claims he was protesting the Kennedy family appeasing Adolf Hitler before World War II.

" Benitez attended De Witt Clinton and John F. Kennedy High Schools but dropped out before graduating.

Witt lived at Swaffham Prior during much of his youth and early manhood.

In December 1939, Board Member Leiserson testified that he believed Witt held too much power at the NLRB, that Witt had influenced the NLRB's decisions in favor of the Congress of Industrial Organizations ( CIO ), and that Witt's far-left views were unacceptable.

It was clear that neither Madden nor Witt could continue at the NLRB much longer.

Many vehicles were later converted to pay-as-you-enter operation in order to reduce the number of staff needed, but they continued to be known as Peter Witt cars.

* 1969 – John Witt, American baseball player, author, and actor

* 1964 – Bobby Witt, American baseball player

* January 1 – Michael Witt, Australian rugby league player

* Whitey Witt, baseball player

Prior to his major league career, Witt played baseball at Servite High School, and was an All-County basketball player as well.

* Whitey Witt ( 1895 – 1988 ), MLB player

Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote ( before the 2002 – 03 NHL season ), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain.

Witt arrived at his new club in November 2006 determined to re-establish himself as a regular NRL player after the lean season he'd just had at Manly, and strong performances in the three trial matches at five-eighth saw Witt earn a spot for the opening round game for 2007 against Parramatta, where the Warriors eased to a resounding 34-18 win.

Mid-way through the Super League season, Witt was considered a top contender for player of the year.

* 1 January – Michael Witt, rugby league player