** The breech refers to the mass of solid metal behind the bottom of the bore extending to the base of the breech and including the base ring ; it also generally refers to the end of the cannon opposite the muzzle, i. e., the location where the explosion of the gunpowder begins as opposed to the opening through which the pressurized gas escapes.

** The family observed pots and pans being thrown around the kitchen, blinds moving up and down, lights going on and off, doors locking themselves, chairs flying across the room, and cupboard doors opening and banging shut before being ripped off their hinges among other phenomena.

** The Sun report also includes a video, which shows a closet door opening and a chair moving across the floor with no visible cause.

** Nelson Mandela makes his " I Am Prepared to Die " speech at the opening of the Rivonia Trial, a classic of the anti-apartheid movement.

** Project Diana bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proving that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the space age.

** Cable 243: In the wake of the Xa Loi Pagoda raids, the Kennedy administration orders the US Embassy, Saigon to explore alternative leadership in South Vietnam, opening the way towards a coup against Diem.

** 1270 – Before August – King Louis IX of France launches the Eighth Crusade in an attempt to recapture the crusader states from the Mamluk sultan Baibars ; the opening engagement is a siege of Tunis.

** Lyrics by Arthur Freed ; Played during the opening credits

** " Fundinn Noregr " (' Discovery of Norway '), opening portion of The Orkneyingers Saga.

** U2's opening performance of " Walk On ", which won Record of the Year later on that night

** Pinnacle Bank Arena — Men's and women's basketball, opening in 2013

** Patti Smith falls off the stage while opening for Bob Seger in Tampa, Florida.

** Season opening of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, in Paris, with the first performances of Igor Stravinsky's Renard and Sergei Prokofiev's Le Fils prodigue.

** On 24 July 1944, some 1, 600 bombers flew in support of the opening bombardment for Cobra.

** December-James Burbage builds The Theatre, the first permanent public playhouse in London, opening the great age of Elizabethan drama.

** This Olympic opening ceremony is first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.

** V-shaped permanent opening on the top of the front side

** no opening at the upper front side

** vertical opening on the upper front side with buttons or zipper

** Enrile states in his opening that " We are going to die here fighting.

** The grand opening and ribbon cutting occurred on January 6, 2010.

** Monophthongisation of the MHG opening diphthongs ie, uo and üe, replacing the lost long high vowels: MHG huot > NHG Hut (" hat ")

** Lancet arch, a narrow, tall opening with a pointed arch

** In the opening scene of Sea of Love, Al Pacino plays a police detective who goes undercover as Phil Rizzuto.

** Abingdon ( UK Parliament constituency )

** Bangor ( Northern Ireland Parliament constituency )

** Bangor ( Parliament of Ireland constituency ), until 1800

** Christchurch ( UK Parliament constituency ), England, centered on the town

** Down ( Northern Ireland Parliament constituency )

** Down ( UK Parliament constituency )

** Parliament leaders of Slovakia

** Mole Valley ( UK Parliament constituency )

** The president has a very limited form of suspensive veto: when presented with a law, he or she can request another reading of it by Parliament, but only once per law.

** Waterloo ( UK Parliament constituency )

** Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, opens the 3rd session of the 30th Canadian Parliament.

** The Parliament of Finland, dominated by Social Democrats, passes the " Power Law ", declaring itself holder of the former Tsar's sovereignty in the Grand Principality of Finland.

** The Parliament of Finland again declares itself holder of sovereignty, effectively dissolving the 108-year-old union with Russia.

** Nina Skottova, Czech politician and member of the European Parliament

** Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, French politician and member of the European Parliament

** Jyrki Otila, Finnish quiz show judge and Member of the European Parliament ( d. 2003 )

** In the Greek legislative election, the conservative New Democracy wins the most seats in the Hellenic Parliament ; its leader, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, becomes Prime Minister of Greece on April 11.

** Polish Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak resigns from Parliament and is replaced by ex-communist Jozef Oleksy.

** The European Parliament elects the first European Ombudsman, Jacob Söderman, who takes up office in September 1995.

** Rosie Kane, Member of Scottish Parliament

** The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland, resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London via the British Parliament.

** Denis Healey announces to the British Parliament that he has successfully negotiated a £ 2. 3bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.

** George H. W. Bush becomes the first U. S. President to address the Australian Parliament.

** The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set up on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra.

** The British government announces the prorogation of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the introduction of ' Direct Rule ' of Northern Ireland, after the Unionist government refuses to cede security powers.