Beginning with Three Act Tragedy ( 1934 ), Christie had perfected during the inter-war years a sub-genre of Poirot novel in which the detective himself spent much of the first third of the novel on the periphery of events.

* 1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang ; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.

Beginning in 1766 Gassmann introduced Salieri to the daily chamber music performances held during Emperor Joseph II's evening meal.

Beginning in 1969, during the Vietnam War, the university did not allow the U. S. military to have Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( ROTC ) programs on campus, though Columbia students could participate in ROTC programs at other colleges and universities.

Beginning with the now-iconic phrase " Four score and seven years ago ," referring to the Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution in 1776, Lincoln examined the founding principles of the United States in the context of the Civil War, and memorialized the sacrifices of those who gave their lives at Gettysburg and extolled virtues for the listeners ( and the nation ) to ensure the survival of America's representative democracy, that the " government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Beginning in the 11th century, longer scrolls and books were produced using movable type printing making books widely available during the Song dynasty ( 960 – 1279 ).

Beginning in late 1944, the Red Army occupied much of Eastern Europe during these conferences and the discussions shifted to a more intense focus on the reorganization of postwar Europe.

Beginning with the limited-production Cosmo Sport of 1967 and continuing to the present day with the RX-8, Mazda has become the sole manufacturer of Wankel-type engines mainly by way of attrition ( NSU and Citroën both gave up on the design during the 1970s, and prototype Corvette efforts by General Motors never made it to production.

Beginning to read and discuss the work of Marx with Li and other like-minded radicals at a Marxist Study Group, he eventually " developed rapidly toward Marxism " under Li's tutelage during the winter of 1918 – 19, looking for ways to combine it with ancient Chinese philosophies that would be applicable to modern China.

Beginning in 1947 during the Harry S. Truman administration, every Thanksgiving the president is presented with a live domestic turkey during the annual national thanksgiving turkey presentation held at the White House.

Beginning in the 16th century and culminating during the British rule of the 19th and 20th centuries, the plantation economy came to dominate large sections of the highlands.

Beginning with arrival of Portuguese ambassador Duarte Fernandes in 1511, Ayutthaya, known to the Europeans as ' Kingdom of Siam ', came into contact with the West during the 16th century.

Beginning in 2009, a kick or punch that makes contact with the opponent's hogu ( the body guard that functions as a scoring target ) scores one point ; if a kick to the hogu involved a technique that includes fully turning the attacking competitor's body, so that the back is fully exposed to the targeted competitor during execution of the technique ( spinning kick ), an additional point is awarded ; a kick to the head scores three points ; as of October 2010 an additional point is awarded if a turning kick was used to execute this attack.

Beginning in September 1944, over 3, 000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets during the war, mostly London and later Antwerp.

* Mediterranean: Beginning of Greek philosophy, flourishes during the 5th century BC

Beginning with Clement V, elected 1305, all popes during the residence of the papacy in Avignon were French.

Beginning during 1892, a team of French archaeologists directed by Théophile Homolle of the Collège de France excavated the site at Delphi.

Beginning around the 4th century BC, China also developed its own grammatical traditions and Arabic grammar and Hebrew grammar developed during the Middle Ages.

Beginning in the second season, when returning champions were reinstated, this consolation prize was discontinued but was used during theme weeks.

Beginning on December 24, 1824, a large land sale was held for several days at the United States Land Office on North Water Street in Crawfordsville during which a large number of the area's tracts were sold at auction.

Beginning during 1937 about twenty thousand works from German museums were confiscated as " degenerate " by a committee directed by Joseph Goebbels.

Beginning in 1997, interleague games have been played during the regular season and count in the standings.

Beginning in 2012, the MLS Cup is hosted by the conference champion with the most table points during the regular season.

Beginning around the second millennium BCE, he was sometimes referred to in writing by the numeric ideogram for " 40 ," occasionally referred to as his " sacred number.

* 1953 Beginning in Archaeology, second edition, London, 1953.

* 2004 Beginning upgrading Yangon – Mandaly track with the use of the Automatic Levelling, Lining and Tamping Machine ( first phase Yangon – Payagyi 91. 2 km and Mandalay-Tatkon 211 km, second phase Payagyi-Tatkon 313. 6 km ), construction of the Concrete Sleeper Factory at Pyundaza

Beginning on the second night of Passover, the 16th day of Nisan, Jews begin the practice of the Counting of the Omer, a nightly reminder of the approach of the holiday of Shavuot 50 days hence.

Beginning on March 17, 1980, the Shining Path held a series of clandestine meetings in Ayacucho, known as the Central Committee's second plenary.

Beginning in his second year, he read widely in political philosophy and history.

Beginning in the second half of the 5th century, as Roman power waned, successive waves of Germanic tribes entered Provence ; first the Visigoths ( 480 ); then the Ostrogoths ; then the Burgundians ; finally, the Franks in the 6th century.

Beginning in the late 1960s, Baez began writing many of her own songs, beginning with " Sweet Sir Galahad " and " A Song For David ", both songs appearing on her 1970 ( I Live ) One Day at a Time album ; the former song was written about her sister Mimi's second marriage, while the later was a tribute to Harris.

Beginning in 1961, Nasser sought to firmly establish Egypt as the leader of the Arab world and to promote a second revolution in Egypt with the purpose of merging Islamic and socialist thinking to satisfy the will of the general populace.

Beginning in the second season, the returning champion rule was reinstated ; a player could stay on for a maximum of five days ( or, in the final season, matches ).

Beginning in the second season and continuing until the end of the fifth season, the Secret Square game was played for an accumulating jackpot of prizes that Tom Bergeron referred to as " The Secret Square Stash ".

A recording of Bill Anders, made during the Apollo 8 lunar orbit, on December 24, 1968, reading from the Bible ( Genesis, Chapter 1 ) is included on the first track (" In The Beginning ") of the Mike Oldfield album The Songs of Distant Earth, with verses repeated again in the second track (" Let There Be Light ").

Beginning in the second period, but most noticeably in the third, he increasingly abandoned direct statement in favour of frequent double negatives, and complex descriptive imagery.

Beginning with a century at Headingley in his First Test against England, Taylor amassed 839 runs at 83. 90 in the six Tests: the second best aggregate in an Ashes series in England, behind Don Bradman's 974 runs in 1930.

: Beginning at the northeast corner of the county of Clermont, running thence west with the line of said county to the Little Miami ; thence up the same with the meanders thereof to the north boundary of the first tier of sections in the second entire range of townships in the Miami Purchase ; thence west to the northeast corner of Section No. 7 in the third township of the aforesaid range ; thence north to the Great Miami ; thence up the same to the middle of the fifth range of townships ; thence east to the County line ; thence with same south to the place of beginning.

Beginning with the second season in 2001, Paige Davis took over as host, with the new production company being Banyan Productions of Philadelphia.

Beginning with the second half of the 1st millennium BCE, the city was detailed more and more intensely in the words of ancient historians, especially with the development of trade ties with Greece.

Beginning in the second season, all three stories started at the beginning of the week and finished at the end.

Beginning with the second short, The House of Mystery, the series was produced in Hollywood without the voice of Readick as The Shadow ; it was followed by The Circus Show-Up and three additional shorts the following year with other voice actors portraying The Shadow.

Beginning in 2003, Hamburg welcomed a second large-scale public event to its town called Taste of Hamburg-er Festival, the East Coast's Premiere Hamburger Event.

Beginning in 1945, Colman made many guest appearances on The Jack Benny Program on radio, alongside his second wife, stage and screen actress Benita Hume.

Beginning producer Rodney " Darkchild " Jerkins was consulted to contribute to Norwood's second album Never Say Never, which was released in June 1998.

Beginning with his second solo release, " My Girl ", Lymon had moved to Roulette Records.