At the end of the Apollo 16 crew's final full day in space, the spacecraft was approximately from Earth and closing at a rate of about.

At first, only those freed prisoners who could raise the fare for their return passage to France were able to go home, so French Guiana was haunted after the official closing of the prisons by numerous freed convicts leading an aimless existence in the colony.

At the closure of the UK Film Council on 31 March 2011, The Guardian reported that " The UKFC's entire annual budget was a reported £ 3m, while the cost of closing it down and restructuring is estimated to have been almost four times that amount.

At the time of Jarry Park's closing in 1977, Fenway's capacity was listed ( according to Sporting News Baseball Guides ) at 33, 513, making it the smallest in the majors at that point.

At the conclusion, Visarjan ( closing ) prayer is recited, which means knowingly or unknowingly if any mistakes are committed during the prayer please forgive.

At the British Grand Prix, Brabham was closing on Graham Hill's BRM before Hill spun off, leaving Brabham the victory.

Few could disagree with McGonagall's closing judgement: ' I must now conclude my lay / By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay / That your central girders would not have given way ,/ At least many sensible men do say ,/ Had they been supported on each side with buttresses ,/ At least many sensible men confesses ,/ For the stronger we our houses do build ,/ The less chance we have of being killed '.

At some point, during the closing weeks of 1530, the King appointed him to the Privy Council.

At the closing of the games a prize was awarded for a sport that did not lend itself very well for tournaments: Pierre de Coubertin presented a prize for alpinisme to Charles Granville Bruce, the leader of the expedition that tried to climb Mount Everest in 1922.

At the closing of the games, Titus officially dedicated the amphitheatre and the baths, which was to be his final recorded act as Emperor.

At that time, the Borders bookshop chain in the UK started a closing down sale in all of its 45 stores.

At night, the heater cools, closing the power contacts, energizing the street light.

At the time of closing, it was the smallest school in Alabama with 120 K-12 students.

At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727, and Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft to transport freight.

At the time of its closing in 1980, Yost Elementary School was the oldest operating school building in the state of Kentucky and one of the oldest in the United States.

At the time of the closing NPH had 536 employees and 239 patients.

At the time of its closing Billy Creek was the last operating deep shaft mine in Missouri. Rombauer Coal Mine, one of the multitude operating in the Novinger area at the turn of the 20th century.

At the time of its closing the plant employed approximately 4200 workers.

At the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the group performed before the Prime Minister, John Howard, and a television audience of hundreds of millions, wearing black overalls bearing the word " sorry ".

At that point a new opening with current shots of the Manhattan skyline were used with the Trade Center towers being seen in the closing credits.

At a time when TV and radio networks are closing down bureaus and laying off reporters, the unique model pursued by FSRN makes it the most well-stocked show with about 100 reporters spread across the world.

The programme's opening and closing theme music is " At the Castle Gate ", from the incidental music to Pelléas et Mélisande by Jean Sibelius, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.

At the closing of the eighties it had evolved visually from its all-western origin to the point that it took on a slightly new persona as the Taunus 2000, later on badged Taunus GLS for the top-of-the-line.

At this point, radical groups joined in with the protest and the disorder grew, closing banks, access roads, the airport, access to stores and harassing the governor of the state in public appearances.

At a ceremony in the reception room of Mayor Richardson Dilworth, the Eagles were honored for winning the championship.

At the 29th ceremony, held on March 27, 1957, the Best Foreign Language Film category was introduced.

At his and Lincoln's inaugural ceremony on March 4, 1865, Johnson, who had been drinking with John W. Forney that morning, as well as the night before, gave a rambling speech and appeared intoxicated to many.

* 1954 – At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.

At some time in 299, the Emperors took part in a ceremony of sacrifice and divination in an attempt to predict the future.

At the St Pancras ceremony, DB revealed that it planned to operate from London to Frankfurt and Amsterdam ( two of the biggest air travel markets in Europe ), with trains ' splitting & joining ' in Brussels.

" At the event ceremony, director John Ford announced that Capra had also received the Order of British Empire ( OBE ) on the recommendation of Winston Churchill.

At the request of Giulietta Masina, trumpeter Mauro Maur played the " Improvviso dell ' Angelo " by Nino Rota during the funeral ceremony.

* 1996 – At the Academy Awards ceremony, director Quincy Jones organised a tribute to the just-deceased Kelly, in which Savion Glover performed the dance to " Singin ' in the Rain ".

At the end of the ceremony, any fireballs that are still burning are cast into the harbour.

At 16: 00, Ben-Gurion opened the ceremony by banging his gavel on the table, prompting a spontaneous rendition of Hatikvah, soon to be Israel's national anthem, from the 250 guests.

At the awarding ceremony, contestants are awarded medals depending on their relative total score.

At the end of the ceremony, the groom breaks a glass with his foot, symbolizing the continuous mourning for the destruction of the Temple, and the scattering of the Jewish people.

* 1981 – At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, the creative music video for " Virtual Insanity " won four awards ; Best Video, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography, and Breakthrough Video, and the band performed the song at the ceremony.

At the induction ceremony, the band's inner rift became apparent when Jones joked upon accepting his award, " Thank you, my friends, for finally remembering my phone number ", causing consternation and awkward looks from Page and Plant.

At the 1973 Academy Awards ceremony, Brando refused to accept the Oscar for his performance in The Godfather.

At the ceremony Weber told Smith, " You spent half of your career up in the air.

At least until the beginning of the 20th century it was a Hindu custom to present a completely new, undrilled pearl and pierce it during the wedding ceremony.

" At the request of Nurmi, who enjoyed classical music and played the violin, Konsta Jylhä's Vaiennut viulu ( The Silenced Violin ) was played during the ceremony.

At the opening ceremony he dove into the pool fully clothed as soon as the venue was declared open.

At the ceremony where Richard's betrothal was confirmed, he paid homage to the King of France for Aquitaine, thus securing ties of vassalage between the two.

At the ceremony, SS Psychic Marianna Blavatsky conjures up dark spirits, which transform three Übersoldaten into Dark Knights, Heinrich's lieutenants.

At the town hall, Massimo and Mary prepare to marry but her father stops the ceremony, realising that the wedding is what he wants for her and not what she wants.

At the end of the ceremony, everyone in the park held hands and sang " Auld Lang Syne " to Williams, a moment which he later said " moved me quite a bit ".