Under Lincoln's leadership, the Union set up a naval blockade that shut down the South's normal trade, took control of the border slave states at the start of the war, gained control of communications with gunboats on the southern river systems, and tried repeatedly to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia.

Under Brearley's leadership, England went on to win the next two matches before a drawn final match at The Oval.

Under the leadership of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, the first half of the 20th century was a period of significant development for the Ismā ' īlī community.

Under Karmal's leadership, the Parchamite PDPA participated in Mohammad Daoud Khan's rise to power, and his subsequent regime.

Under his leadership a Liberal revival began, marked by the Orpington by-election of March 1962 which was won by Eric Lubbock.

Under his command, a modern update of the doctrinal system called Bewegungskrieg (" maneuver warfare ") and its associated leadership system called Auftragstaktik (" mission tactics "; i. e., units are assigned missions ; local commanders decide how to achieve those missions ) was developed, which was a critical advantage and a major reason for the success of blitzkrieg.

Under the leadership of Hale, Noyes and Millikan ( aided by the booming economy of Southern California ), Caltech grew to national prominence in the 1920s and concentrated on the development of Roosevelt's " Hundredth Man ".

Under Schechter's leadership, JTS attracted a distinguished faculty, including Louis Ginzberg ( author of Legends of the Jews ), historian Alexander Marx, Arabist Israel Friedlander, and future founder of Reconstructionism Mordecai Kaplan, and became a highly regarded center of Jewish learning.

Under Veeck's leadership, one of Cleveland's most significant achievements was breaking the color barrier in the American League by signing Larry Doby, formerly a player for the Negro League's Newark Eagles in, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.

Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th place finish.

Under the leadership of Kazuo Iwama, Sony also started a big development effort on CCDs involving a significant investment.

Under Khrushchev the local party leadership in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ( Russian SFSR ) witnessed the largest turnover in provincial leaders since the Great Purge ; two out of three provincial leaders were replaced in 1953 alone.

* 793 (): Under the leadership of Dengyō, construction began on the Enryaku Temple.

Under his leadership, they staged a new production each week.

Under President Shevardnadze's leadership, the government had nonetheless made some progress on basic market reforms: all prices and most trade have been liberalized, a stable national currency ( the lari ) was introduced, and massive government downsizing took place.

Under their leadership, the Turkic Khaganate rapidly expanded to rule huge territories in Central Asia.

Under his leadership the theater's popularity waned ; and after World War II, it was not well-attended.

Under her leadership, the World Health Organization was one of the first major employers to require freedom from tobacco addiction as a condition of employment.

Under his leadership, the German government sought to reduce tensions with the Soviet Union and improve relations with the German Democratic Republic, a policy known as the Ostpolitik.

Under Himmler's leadership, the SS developed its own military branch, the SS-Verfügungstruppe ( SS-VT ), which later evolved into the Waffen-SS.

Under the skilled leadership of Pope Alexander III, the alliance suffered many defeats but ultimately was able to deny the emperor a complete victory in Italy.

Under his leadership, the company pioneered processes for sanitary food preparation, leading a successful lobbying effort in favor of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.

Under the leadership of coach Osvaldo Bagnoli, in 1982 – 1983 the team secured 4th place in Serie A ( its highest finish at the time ) and even lead the Serie A standings for a few weeks.

Under the leadership of George Rapp, the group left Württemberg, Germany, and came to the United States in 1803.

Under the leadership of the new CEO, Orey Gilliam, who also assumed the responsibility for all of AOL's messaging business in 2007, ICQ resumed its growth and turned into a highly profitable company, and one of AOL's most successful businesses.

Under Pericles, in 450 BC, restrictions were tightened so that a citizen had to be born from citizen parentage on both sides.

Under the guidance of Pericles, the Delian league gradually evolved into the Athenian Empire, the zenith of Athenian power and influence.

Under the direction of Pericles, the Athenians retreated behind the city walls of Athens.

Under the Latin Duchy of Athens, the Acropolis functioned as the city's administrative center, with the Parthenon as its cathedral, and the Propylaia as part of the Ducal Palace.

Under Spartan leadership, the League defeated Athens and its allies in 404 BC.

Under Pisistratus of Athens, the Eleusinian Mysteries became pan-Hellenic and pilgrims flocked from Greece and beyond to participate.

Under the direction of Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Athens pursued another bid, this time for the right to host the Summer Olympics in 2004.

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Under the auspices of MCPL, the Athens Library ( a. k. a. " MCPL Athens ") is also considered a member of the Wisconsin Valley Library Service, one of 17 state-level library consortia in Wisconsin, USA.

The Persian fleet next headed south down the coast of Attica, landing at the bay of Marathon, roughly from Athens Under the guidance of Miltiades, the general with the greatest experience of fighting the Persians, the Athenian army marched to block the two exits from the plain of Marathon.

Under Rome, Athens was given the status of a free city because of its widely admired schools.

For their first two recording projects — Jugular, Drivin ' the Nails — the band performed as a trio between Mallonee, Mark Hall ( accordion ), and Jonathan " Dog-Mess Jonny " Evans ( harmonica ); the Athens, Ga. performance venues in which they were booked regularly included The Flying Buffalo, the 40-Watt Club, Rockfish Palace, Uptown Lounge, and — their musical " home "— The Downstairs Restaurant ( now DT's Down Under ).

Under his auspices the Peace of Naupactus ( 217 BC ) brought conflict between Macedon and the Greek leagues to an end, and at this time he controlled all of Greece except Athens, Rhodes and Pergamum.

* Tobin, Jennifer, Herodes Attikos and the City of Athens: Patronage and Conflict Under the Antonines, J. C. Gieben, 1997.

It was written ( under the pseudonym J. D. Athens ) by J. F. Lawton, who also authored Pretty Woman, the Under Siege series of movies and the television show V. I. P.

Under the rule of Khusraw I, refuge was granted to Greek Nestorian Christian philosophers including the scholars of the Persian School of Edessa ( Urfa )( also called the Academy of Athens ), a Christian theological and medical university.

Under the Tsakiris presidency, the club built its own training facility just outside Athens in the region of Koropi.