* 1925 – Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.

The Falcons would go on to lose in the wild-card round of the 2008 NFL playoffs to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, 30 – 24.

* 1943 – World War II: In Poland, German troops enter the Warsaw ghetto to round up the remaining Jews, beginning the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

During the summer months ( April – September ), dogs are banned from the Silver Sands but they are allowed all year round at the Black Sands.

* Ben Nevis – the long way round.

* Teclu burner – The lower part of its tube is conical, with a round screw nut below its base.

After finishing the 2006 and 2007 seasons with records of 8 – 8 and 7 – 9, respectively, the Panthers rebounded in the 2008 season, finishing the season with a 12 – 4 record, claiming the NFC South title and a first round bye in the playoffs.

* Wedginald – a round of Cheddar made famous when its maturation was broadcast on the internet.

* 1989 – Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran complete their trilogy of boxing fights nine years after their first two fights, at the opening of the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada ; Leonard retains his WBC world Super Middleweight title by a 12 round unanimous decision.

They advanced to the third round of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks both in six games, coming back three straight after the Sharks ' 2 – 1 series lead.

The Wings again faced the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round of the playoffs, this time sweeping them 4 – 0 — making them the only team in the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs to sweep the first round — and again moved on to play the Sharks in Round 2.

* One Duck – In each round, there are 10 ducks for the player to shoot down.

* Clay Shooting – In each round, there are 10 clay pigeons for the player to shoot down.

As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1 – 0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round in one of the most embarrassing defeats in team history.

He resigned following investigations into his financial activities and his successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament — the 1998 World Cup — in which England were eliminated in the second round again by Argentina and again on penalties ( after a 2 – 2 draw ).

They progressed to the next round, where they were beaten 4 – 1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup.

* 1933 – In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf, killing him.

The 32 winners from that round progress to the First Round ( often called the First Round Proper ) – they are joined by the 48 clubs from League One and League Two.

* Josh Beckett ( 2001 – 2005 ) — Beckett was drafted by the Marlins in the first round ( 2nd overall ) of the 1999 Amateur Draft.

* The monk Bede ( c. 672 – 735 ) wrote in his influential treatise on computus, The Reckoning of Time, that the Earth was round (' not merely circular like a shield spread out like a wheel, but resembl more a ball '), explaining the unequal length of daylight from " the roundness of the Earth, for not without reason is it called ' the orb of the world ' on the pages of Holy Scripture and of ordinary literature.

In a round of this dynastic dispute, Gustavus invaded Livonia when he was, beginning the Polish-Swedish War ( 1625 – 1629 ).

Early in Classical Greece, that the earth is a sphere (" round "), was generally known by all, and around 240 BCE, Eratosthenes ( 276 BCE – 194 BCE ) accurately estimated its circumference.

* 1994 – Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam.

* 1991 – The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

The main rare risks are counterparty risk and liquidity risk – that a counterparty to a large transaction or many transactions fails to pay, or that one is required to post margin and does not have the money to do so.

In that year, the Birds went on to post a 101 – 61 record for their third-straight AL East title.

After serving as visiting professor at Harvard University in 1958, and the University of Illinois and the University of California, Berkeley in 1959 – 60, he resigned his post in Singapore at the University of Malaya to become an independent writer and celebrity.

** Executive chairman – the chairman's post may also exist as an office separate from that of CEO, and it is considered an executive chairman if that titleholder wields influence over company operations, such as Steve Case of AOL Time Warner and Douglas Flint of HSBC.

** Non-executive chairman – also a separate post from the CEO, unlike an executive chairman, a non-executive chairman does not interfere in day-to-day company matters.

Specifically, neocolonialism refers to the theory that former or existing economic relationships, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Central American Free Trade Agreement, created by former colonial powers were or are used to maintain control of their former colonies and dependencies after the colonial independence movements of the post – World War II period.

The highest post – the Hetman – was elected by the representatives from the country's districts.

Defensive coordinator Dave Campo was promoted to head coach, but he could only post three consecutive 5 – 11 seasons.

* 1847 – Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post.

Rome herself ( including her environs, as defined by a-radius perimeter around the City itself ) was not under the authority of the praetorian prefect, as she was to be administered by a City Prefect of senatorial rank – the sole prestigious post with actual power reserved exclusively for senators, except for some governors in Italy with the titles of corrector and the proconsuls of Asia and Africa.

In the experimental post 1960s eras, which saw the development of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, some of the influential bassists included Charles Mingus ( 1922 – 1979 ), who was also a composer and bandleader whose music fused hard bop with black gospel music, free jazz and classical music ; free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden ( born 1937 ) is best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman and for his role in the 1970s-era Liberation Music Orchestra, an experimental group ; Eddie Gomez and George Mraz, who played with Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, respectively, and are both acknowledged to have furthered expectations of pizzicato fluency and melodic phrasing, fusion virtuoso Stanley Clarke ( born 1951 ) is notable for his dexterity on both the upright bass and the electric bass, and Terry Plumeri, noted for his horn-like arco fluency and vocal tone.

In the post – World War II period, a split developed amongst evangelicals, as they disagreed among themselves about how a Christian ought to respond to an unbelieving world.

The post – World War II folk revival in America and in Britain started a new genre, contemporary folk music and brought an additional meaning to the term folk music.

* 1992 – Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.

In 1589, he received the valuable appointment of reversion to the Clerkship of the Star Chamber, although he did not formally take office until 1608 – a post which was worth £ 16, 000 a year.

Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western post – World War II baby boom.

During the next decade, Palestrina held positions similar to his Julian Chapel appointment at other chapels and churches in Rome, notably St John Lateran, ( 1555 – 1560 – a post previously held by Lassus ) and Sta Maria Maggiore ( 1561 – 1566 ).

In the post – Cold War era, NATO and the EU have been gradually admitting most of the former members of the Warsaw Pact.

Europe meanwhile decided to reap the benefits of its post – Cold War peace dividend and instead supported the development of international law, for example through the International Criminal Court.

In 1889 – 90 he managed to find a post as a teacher at Henley House School where he taught A.