Although strongly urged by moderates in Congress to sign the Civil Rights Bill, Johnson broke decisively with them by vetoing it on March 27.

Although initially victorious at the Battle of Pea Ridge ( Elkhorn Tavern ) in March, Pike's unit was defeated later in a counterattack, after falling into disarray.

Although the March 2007 issue of Foreign Policy listed BJU as one of " The World's Most Controversial Religious Sites " because of its past influence on American politics, BJU has seen little political controversy since Stephen Jones became president.

Although a 1990 law authorizes private radio and television stations, the government has not granted any licenses as of March 1998.

Although the Finns had accepted the liberating manifesto ( from the period of 1908-1916 ) of March 1917 issued by the Russian Provisional Government, they planned at least an expansion of the former autonomy.

Although Greenpeace had stated that efficiency was its primary concern, as early as 2001, statements from March and April 2005 also continued to express concern over human health and environmental safety Greenpeace has opposed releasing golden rice to fields as opposed to farming in greenhouses, which according to golden rice developer Ingo Potrykus, limits the amount of material needed for human safety testing.

Although Hezbollah had joined the new government in 2005, it remained staunchly opposed to the March 14 Alliance.

Although a sizable force was routed near Bleiburg in the Bavarian March of Carinthia by Eberhard and the Count of Meran and another group was routed by Liutfried, count of Elsace, the Magyars repeatedly raided Germany.

Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year under either Numa or the Decemvirs about 450 BC ( Roman writers differ ).

" Although the Propaganda Ministry was not invited to the Wannsee Conference, Goebbels knew by March what had been decided there.

Although a wedding date was planned for March 1540, he remained reluctant and the wedding never took place.

Although banned in 1953, France was obliged to grant Morocco independence on March 2, 1956, leaving behind them a legacy of urbanisation and the beginnings of an industrial economy.

Although attendances were not recorded for many of the earliest matches at North Road, the highest documented attendance was approximately 15, 000 for a First Division match against Sunderland on 4 March 1893.

Although the election was decided on February 17, 1801, Jefferson did not take office until March 4, 1801.

Although Lowell did not discover Pluto, Lowell Observatory ( 690 ) did photograph Pluto in March and April 1915.

" Although Eulalius appeared to be destined to be confirmed to the post, by boldly entering Rome on 18 March — Easter Sunday that year fell on 30 March — and disobeying Imperial orders, he lost the support of the authorities.

Although the climate is usually warm and dry, rainfall occurs in two rainy seasons: March to May, and a shorter season in October and November.

Although the F2 cars were good ( and Lauda's test-driving skills impressed March principal Robin Herd ), March's 1972 F1 season was catastrophic and Lauda, in despair and deep debt, briefly contemplated suicide but finally took out yet another bank loan to buy his way into the BRM team in 1973.

Although he made two more stage appearances before his death, Ellington performed what is considered his final " full " concert in a ballroom at Northern Illinois University on March 20, 1974.

Although the official feast day of St. Joseph, the town's patron saint, is March 19, it's celebrated in Bagheria the first Sunday of August ; religious celebrations are held throughout the week leading up to Sunday, when more solemn ceremonies are initiated ; the following Monday evening festivities conclude with a fireworks display.

Although for the most part just a political event, the Dow closed at the 10, 785. 89 level on March 22, 2010 following the passage of the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Washington.

Although he was able to re-form his army in time to win a victory at the Battle of Ashdown, he suffered further defeats on 22 January at Basing, and 22 March at Meretun.

Although the Experimenta Nova does contain correspondence from 1665, there is no reason to doubt von Guericke's assertion that the work was essentially finished by March 1663.

Although first recorded by Italian-American band Sonny Dae and His Knights on March 20, 1954, the more famous version by Bill Haley & His Comets is not, strictly speaking, a cover version.

Although the 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name " amaryllis " continues to be used differently.

Although it responds to the same DOS commands, most disk utilities written prior to 1987, most notably fast loaders, are so 1541-specific that they do not work with the 1581.

Although the Soviet government denied these charges as recently as 1987, in recent years the Russian government has acknowledged the practice.

Although the border issue remained unresolved as of late 1987, China and the Soviet Union agreed to consider the northeastern sector first.

Although these 1787 settlers did not establish Freetown, which was founded in 1792, the bicentennial of Freetown was celebrated in 1987.

Although the Tigers have been the predominant MLB parent of the IL Mud Hens ( 1967 – 73 and since 1987 ), the team has also been affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies ( 1974 – 75 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1976 – 77 ), Minnesota Twins ( 1978 – 86 ) and the Yankees ( 1965 – 66 ).

Although he left the House of Commons in 1987 he continued to follow political life and it was always a pleasure to meet with him.

Although Caine also took better roles, including a BAFTA-winning turn in Educating Rita ( 1983 ), and an Oscar-winning one in Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) and a Golden Globe-nominated one in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ( 1988 ), he continued to appear in notorious duds like the thinly veiled skin flick Blame It on Rio, the Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais comedy Water and the critical-commercial flop Jaws: The Revenge ( 1987 ) ( in which he had mixed feelings about the production and the final cut ) and Bullseye!

Although congressional activities were to be legally moved by a ruling in 1987, the newly built site only began to function as the seat of Congress during the government of Patricio Aylwin in 1990.

Although drafted in 1987, the Spurs would have to wait until the 1989 – 90 season to see Robinson actually play, due to a two-year commitment he had to serve with the United States Navy.

Although published in 1987 as Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic, a non-related Mario game, Super Mario Bros. 2 began development as a sequel to the original Super Mario Bros ..

Although the critic Vincent Canby described it in 1987 as " that invisible screen that forever separates the audience from the stage ," postmodern art forms frequently either do away with it entirely, or make use of various framing devices to manipulate it in order to emphasize or de-emphasize certain aspects of the production, according to the artistic desires of the work's creator.

Although once in danger of disappearing, with only eleven pairs counted between 1986 and 1987, the population has grown to around 90 resident pairs today, many of which have shortened the distance and duration of their typical migrations to remain in the city nearly all year.

Although he struggled defensively, leading the league in errors and passed balls, his hitting performance earned him the 1987 Silver Slugger Award which is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position.

Although the Mac Plus became overshadowed by two new Macs in March 1987, ( the Macintosh SE and the Macintosh II ), it remained in production as a cheaper alternative until the introduction of Macintosh Classic on 15 October 1990.

Although the city has long been predominantly Democratic, Republicans have often taken advantage of political divisions among the city's Democrats to win the mayor's office, which last happened in 1987.

Although initially announced as a rediscovery of a series of 1987 demos, the album was in fact recorded in 2001 by Lowery, Segel, Krummenacher and Lisher as an experiment to see if the members could now work together peacefully.

In 1987, a new theme tune was written by Mike Alexander Although, the arrangements have changed over the years, it is still the same theme.

Although Gibson wanted to call his film The Passion, on October 16, 2003 his spokesman announced that the title used in the United States would be The Passion of Christ because Miramax had already registered the title The Passion with the MPAA for the 1987 novel by Jeanette Winterson.

Although not recognized at the time, Cole is now recognized as the oldest living man for more than a year, between January 5, 1987 to his death, succeeding another notable supercentenarian, 111-year-old Norwegian skier Herman Smith-Johannsen.

Although knowledge of this species is limited, we consider its naming to be justified based on the diagnostic morphology of ultimate fourth premolars in ptilodontids generally ( Krause 1982, 1987 ) and the unique structure of these teeth.

Although the last Cortina rolled off the production line in 1982, thousands of them remained in stock ( with more than 11, 000 being sold in 1983-something that badly compromised early Sierra sales ), and the final six examples didn't find homes until 1987.

Although officially instituted during the 1998-1999 season, the HCAC actually traces its history to the formation of the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference ( ICAC ) in 1987.

* Although referred to as video discs, laserdiscs are featured prominently in the " Video Pirates " segment from the 1987 film Amazon Women on the Moon.

Although it's worth noting that, had the Richard Trophy existed during the years they completed their Hart-Pearson-Art Ross sweeps, Lafleur would have achieved the four award sweep once ( 1977 – 78 ), Lemieux twice ( 1987 – 88 and 1995 – 96 ) and Gretzky five times ( 1981 – 82, 1982 – 83, 1983 – 84, 1984 – 85 and 1986 – 87 ).