Following the formation of baseball's first professional organization, the National Association of Professional Baseball Players, which became known as the National Association, the Association, or NA, in 1871, Spalding joined the Boston Red Stockings ( precursor club to the modern Atlanta Braves ) and was highly successful ; winning 206 games ( and losing only 53 ) as a pitcher and batting. 323 as a hitter.

Following the trio, the second occurrence of the scherzo, unlike the first, plays through without any repetition, after which there is a brief reprise of the trio, and the movement ends with an abrupt coda.

Following Fender's lead, Gibson released the first short scale violin-shaped electric bass with extendable end pin in 1953, allowing it to be played upright or horizontally.

Following Desargues ' thinking, the sixteen-year-old Pascal produced, as a means of proof, a short treatise on what was called the " Mystic Hexagram ", Essai pour les coniques (" Essay on Conics ") and sent it — his first serious work of mathematics — to Père Mersenne in Paris ; it is known still today as Pascal's theorem.

Following some success illustrating cards and booklets, Potter wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit publishing it first privately in 1901, and a year later as a small, three-colour illustrated book with Frederick Warne & Co. She became unofficially engaged to her editor Norman Warne in 1905 despite the disapproval of her parents, but he died suddenly a month later, of leukemia.

Following the purchase of of prime pampas wheat fields, Bunge & Born established Centenera, their first food processing plant, in 1899.

Following his conquest of most of Western Europe, the first Napoleon made his elder brother Joseph ( 1768 – 1844 ) king first of Naples ( 1806 – 1808 ) and then of Spain ( 1808 – 1813 ), his third brother Louis ( 1778 – 1846 ) king of Holland ( 1806 – 1810 ) ( subsequently forcing his abdication after his failure to subordinate Dutch interests to those of France ) and his youngest brother Jérôme Bonaparte ( 1784 – 1860 ) king of Westphalia, the short-lived realm created from some of the states of northwestern Germany ( 1807 – 1813 ).

Following its September 1921 release, Chaplin chose to return to England for the first time in almost a decade.

Following the 1852 Telegraph Act, Canada's first permanent transatlantic telegraph link was a submarine cable built in 1866 between Ireland and Newfoundland. Telegrams were sent through networks built by Canadian Pacific and Canadian National.

Following a two year campaign by women to change their circumstances, in 1959 Cayman received its first written constitution which, for the first time, allowed women to vote.

Following the collapse of the ruling Communist Party in Yugoslavia, Croatia adopted a new constitution in 1990 – which replaced the 1974 constitution adopted by the Socialist Republic of Croatia – and organised its first multi-party elections.

Following the War of the Thousand Days ( 1899 – 1902 ), Colombia experienced a coffee boom that catapulted the country into the modern period, bringing the attendant benefits of transportation, particularly railroads, communications infrastructure, and the first major attempts at manufacturing.

Following its first reading the Parliament may propose amendments.

Following in the footsteps of legendary English Joseph Grimaldi, Fox popularised the Humpty Dumpty stories throughout the land in the first half of the 19th century.

Following the regular season, in which the 12-4 Panthers won their third NFC South division title, they hosted the Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in the Panthers first home playoff game since January 2004.

Following these early undertakings, the first census to attempt completely covering all citizens ( including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers ) of Denmark-Norway was taken in 1769.

Following the first successful kidney transplant in 1953, in the United States, Barnard performed the first kidney

Following the death of her first husband she had entered the court of Bohemia in Prague as a lady-in-waiting.

Following the Seven Years ' War, empty Acadian lands were settled first by New England Planters and then by immigrants brought from Yorkshire.

Following the appointment of the first Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1229, the city expanded and had a population of 8, 000 by the end of the 13th century.

Following the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union, Russia was one of the first nations to recognize Estonia's independence ( the first country to do so was Iceland on 22 August 1991 ).

Following the retirement of the F-14 by the US, the weapon's only current operator is Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

Following the retirement of Euan Kerr, Alan Digby is now Editor-in-Chief of both titles.

Following Lombardi's retirement the Cowboys began to beat the Packers frequently.

Following a prolonged period of retirement during the 50s, he returned to public office under Nero, serving as proconsul of the Africa province in 63, and accompanying the emperor during an official tour of Greece in 66.

Following his retirement, he went on to publish more than 200 articles, in a variety of journals — more than some reputable scientists publish in their entire careers ; 14 of his 25 books were published after he was 65.

Following Coleman's retirement, the club experienced tough times on and off the field.

Following the retirement of Tim Watson and Simon Madden in the early 1990s, the team was built on new players such as Gavin Wanganeen, Joe Misiti, Mark Mercuri, Michael Long, Dustin Fletcher ( son of Ken ) and James Hird, who was taken at # 79 in the 1992 draft.

Following his retirement, Hayek spent a year as a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he continued work on Law, Legislation and Liberty, teaching a graduate seminar by the same name and another on the philosophy of social science.

Following retirement from professional football, he developed a career in the media, initially on BBC Radio 5 Live and as a football pundit before replacing Des Lynam as the BBC's anchorman for football coverage, including their flagship football television programme Match of the Day, and as a team captain on the acerbic sports game show, They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003, where he was heavily ( though affectionately ) ridiculed for being a " goal hanger ", described as " lethal from twelve inches " – a parody of Lineker's short-range scoring prowess.

Following the demise of the White Heather Club, Andy Stewart continued to feature regularly in TV Hogmanay shows until his retirement.

Following the season, head coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement after seven seasons as head coach, compiling an overall record of 92 – 33 with the team.

Following his retirement in 1825, Monroe was plagued by financial difficulties.

Following his retirement, Brabham and his family moved to a farm between Sydney and Melbourne.

Following Khrushchev's fall from power, Soviet leader Brezhnev brought Voroshilov out of retirement into a figurehead political post.

Following Dawkins ' retirement from the NFL on April 23, 2012, the Eagles announced that they would retire his number.

Following Nyerere's retirement in 1985, various political and economic reforms began.

Following his retirement from the IDF he became ambassador to the United States beginning in 1968, serving for five years.

Following Hird's retirement as a player from the Bombers at the end of the 2007 AFL season, he became a commentator and football analyst for Australian rules football on Fox Sports, a position which he held until he began his coaching career at the end of 2010.

Following Clay's retirement in 1825, the power of the Speakership once again began to decline ; at the same time, however, Speakership elections became increasingly bitter.

Following his retirement from playing, Bonetti moved into coaching and had spells with Chelsea, Manchester City and the England national side.

Following his retirement from politics in 2004, Robinson was employed by the British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union as an advocate on behalf of public sector workers.

Following his retirement from boxing, Carpentier spent a number of years a vaudeville song-and-dance man, mostly in England and the US.

Following her retirement in 1942, she married Martin Arrougé ( March 23, 1914 – August 8, 1999 ), a former ski instructor twelve years her junior.

Following his retirement from the Air Force in 1982, Allen became the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( J. P. L.

Following Mikan's retirement in the 1954 off-season, the Lakers struggled but still managed to win 40 games.