* During the finale of the song Distant Early Warning by Canadian band Rush, Geddy Lee sings, " Absalom Absalom Absalom.

* Mann, Horace, K. The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol III: The Popes During the Carolingian Empire, 858 – 891.

( During the Early Middle Ages, troops were only available after the crops had been planted and before harvesting time.

During the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, Flanders was characterised by the presence of large urban centres (...) at the beginning of the nineteenth century this region ( Flanders ), with an urbanisation degree of more than 30 per cent, remained one of the most urbanised in the world.

During the 80's the Airborne Early Warning / Ground Environment Integration Segment ( AEGIS ) upgraded the original NADGE systems with the possibility to integrate the AWACS ( the E-3 Sentry built by Boeing ) information into its visual displays.

During the Early Middle Ages, a number of independent states also flourished in Kazakhstan, the best known being Kangar union, Oghuz Yabgu State, and Kara-Khanid Kaganate.

During the Hillsborough Memorial Service on 15 April 2011, Liverpool MP Steve Rotherham announced he would submit an Early Day Motion to have Dalglish knighted, " not only for his outstanding playing and managerial career, but also the charity work he has done with his wife, Marina, for breast cancer support and what he did after Hillsborough.

During the Early Middle Ages, Slavic Pomeranians founded a settlement at the site of modern Budzistowo.

During the Late Middle Ages and throughout the Early Modern period of European history, the inscription Moneta Nova, or ' New Money ' appeared on many coins issued on the European continent.

During the Renaissance and the Early Modern period, siege warfare dominated the conduct of war in Europe.

During the Renaissance and the Early Modern period, siege warfare continued to dominate the conduct of the European wars.

Early in the century, Zhang Zeduan paints Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

During the Early Bronze Age ( 3200-1950 BC ), many villages were built that included defensive fortifications, most likely to protect against marauding nomadic tribes.

During the Early Middle Ages, Solothurn was part of the Kingdom of Lotharingia ( Lorraine ).

During most of the Early Middle Ages, the town of Poitiers took advantage of its defensive site and of its location, which was far from the centre of Frankish power.

During the Early Middle Ages, most of the area was part of the Kingdom of Munster, ruled by the Eóganachta dynasty, who succeeded the once mighty Dáirine and Corcu Loígde overlords from the early 7th century onwards, perhaps beginning with the notable career of Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib.

During the first half of the 20th century, the term " bastard sword " was used regularly to refer to this type of sword, while " long sword " or " long-sword ", if used at all, referred to the rapier ( in the context of Renaissance or Early Modern fencing ).

During the Early Middle Ages the area was part of the Kingdom of Connacht ruled by the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Munster to be settled by the Dalcassians in the mid-10th century.

During the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ), York became the largest Northern town to be occupied by the Confederate army when the division of Major General Jubal Anderson Early spent June 28 – 30, 1863, in and around the town while the brigade of John B. Gordon marched to the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville and back.

During the Early Middle Ages, the Church did not conduct witch trials.

* Smith, Martin T. Archeology of Aboriginal Culture Change in the Interior Southeast: Depopulation During the Early Historic Period, Gainesville, FLA: University of Florida Press, 1987.

During the time the Perry Light Infantry was in service, it saw brief combat action as Confederate Gen. Jubal Early feinted an attack on Washington.

During Early modern age sculpted cribs were set in every Catholic church and aristocratic palace, representing an entire traditional Italian hilltop village with its artisans and vendors.

During the month of December, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric shared its studio / set with The Early Show.

During the 1580 Dynastic Crisis, the Azores was the only portion of the Portuguese overseas empire to resist the Spanish until the summer of 1583.

During World II the winter games were canceled but after that time the Winter Games have been held in St. Moritz ( 1948 ), Innsbruck, Austria ( 1964 and 1976 ), Grenoble, France, ( 1968 ), Albertville, France, ( 1992 ), and Torino, Italy, ( 2006 ).

During this time, generally classed as Pueblo II Era, the climate was relatively warm and rainfall mostly adequate.

During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School ( GCCS ) at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre.

During the four years of his reign disaster followed on disaster, and in 1695 Ahmed II died at Edirne Palace, worn out by disease and sorrow.

During World War II, Abadan was a major logistics center for Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the Soviet Union by the United States.

During World War II, the ACLU defended Japanese American citizens who were forcibly relocated to internment camps.

During World War II, Eleven Assyrian companies saw action in Palestine and another four served in Cyprus.

During World War II and for many years afterward, Capp worked tirelessly going to hospitals to entertain patients, especially to cheer recent amputees and explain to them that the loss of a limb did not mean an end to a happy and productive life.

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.

During World War II, Bonn acquired military significance because of its strategic location on the Rhine River, which formed a natural barrier to easy penetration into the German heartland from the west.

During World War II, large parts of Berlin were destroyed in the 1943 – 45 air raids and during the Battle of Berlin.

During World War II it was occupied by the U. S. military.

During World War II, through February 1945, when Turkey was neutral for most of the length of the conflict, the Dardanelles were closed to the ships of the belligerent nations.

During this time, Montgomery faced serious trouble from his military superiors and the clergy for his frank attitude regarding the sexual health of his soldiers, but was defended from dismissal by his superior Alan Brooke, commander of II Corps.

During Operation Dynamo — the evacuation of 330, 000 BEF and French troops to Britain — Montgomery assumed command of the II Corps.

During World War II, Japanese soldiers would yell in English, " To hell with Babe Ruth ", in order to anger American soldiers.

During his reign, Bayezid II consolidated the Ottoman Empire and thwarted a Safavid rebellion soon before abdicating his throne to his son, Selim I.

During the Sino-Japanese War ( 1937 – 1945 ) and World War II ( 1939 – 1945 ), the Special Research Units of the Imperial Japanese Army, such as Unit 731, conducted human experimentation on thousands of Chinese, among others.

During World War II, Japanese forces gained control of Borneo ( 1941 – 45 ).

During World War II, The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink rationing.

During the course of his lifetime Sloane gathered an enviable collection of curiosities and, not wishing to see his collection broken up after death, he bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation, for the princely sum of £ 20, 000.

During World War II, the company diverted several resources to support the war effort and relinquished its West Coast markets to conserve rail car space.

During the World War II years the company was led by Schueg's son-in-law José ' Pepin ' Bosch.

During World War II, the Soviet Union annexed several countries as Soviet Socialist Republics within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

During World War II, the 1940-1941 Franco-Thai War left the French Indochinese colonial authorities in a position of weakness.