Following a performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2, 1959, Holly chartered a small airplane to take him to the next stop on the tour.

Following Lisette's fall in February 1959 the opposition leaders Gontchome Sahoulba and Ahmed Koulamallah could not form a stable government, so the PPT was again asked to form an administration-which it did under the leadership of François Tombalbaye on 26 March 1959.

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.

Paul Hester 1959 – 2005. Following the 1996 break-up of Crowded House, the members embarked upon a variety of projects.

Following riots in Leopoldville between 4 – 7 January 1959, and Stanleyville on 31 October 1959, the Belgians realised they could not maintain control of such a vast country in the face of rising demands for independence.

Following the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising, the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge in India.

Following the Colts first NFL championship, the team once again posted a 9 – 3 record during the 1959 season and would defeat the Giants once again in the NFL Championship Game to claim their second title in back to back fashion.

Following the two championships in 1958 and 1959, the Colts did not return to the NFL Championship for four seasons and saw a transition from head coach Ewbank to a young Don Shula in 1963.

Following Aileen Philby's death in England in 1957, and Eleanor's subsequent divorce from Brewer, Philby and Eleanor were married in London in 1959, and set up house together in Beirut.

Following Eleanor's divorce, the two married in January 1959.

* July 4 – Following the admission of the State of Hawaii as the 50th state in August 1959, the new 50-star Flag of the United States is first officially flown over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Following a 1959 Australian decision (" NRDC "), they believe that it is not possible to grasp the invention concept in a single rule.

Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget ( present-day Office of Management and Budget ) in 1959, the Springfield SMA became the Springfield Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area ( Springfield SMSA ).

Following another idea of her father, Francis traveled to London in August 1959 to record an Italian album at EMI's famous Abbey Road Studios, entitled " Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites ".

Following these first tests certain modifications were found to be needed and test flights were not completed until December 1959.

Following the 1955 modernisation plan, the line was modernised and electrified in stages between 1959 and 1974.

Following the passage of this law, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1, 1959 the first official observance of Loyalty Day.

Following many years of promotions and relegations, Borussia won their first Oberliga title in the 1958 / 1959 season.

Following the creation of the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1959, the five Naval officers appointed to that postion became Admirals of the Fleet.

Following a relatively calm 1958, Perón's agreement with Frondizi soured when the latter opened oil exploration contracts to foreign bidders, and particularly during Alsogaray's " winter " of 1959.

Following 94 % voter approval of the Admission of Hawaii Act, on August 21, 1959 the Territory of Hawaii became the state of Hawaii the 50th state.

Following a primary education starting in Algiers in the academic year 1958 / 1959 and ending in the academic year 1964 / 1965, Ouyahia followed a secondary education at the Lycee El Idrissi ( El Idrissi High School ) in Algiers starting from the academic year 1965 / 1966.

Following his election as pope, John spent a year in Bologna and then joined forces with Louis II of Anjou to march against Ladislaus.

Following a car crash, John revealed the details about the murders and how Fiz was not involved.

Following the lead of Yale scholar John Boswell, it has been argued that a number of Early Christians entered into homosexual relationships, and that certain Biblical figures had homosexual relationships, despite Biblical injunctions against sexual relationships between members of the same sex.

Following the Battle of Brandywine, Wilmington was occupied by the British, and State President John McKinly was taken prisoner.

Following Allen's failed attempt on St. John, many of his men drifted away, presumably drawn by the needs of home and farm.

Following on from " the higher criticism " of the 19th century, Adolf von Harnack and Raymond E. Brown have questioned the gospel of John as a reliable source of information about the historical Jesus.

Following the work of Robert Bly in the Mythopoetic men's movement, John Rowan proposes the Horned God as a " Wild Man " be used as a fantasy image or ' sub-personality ' helpful to men in humanistic psychology, and escaping from ' narrow societal images of masculinity encompassing deference to women and paraphillia.

Following the election defeat of 2011, John Gormley announced his intention not to seek another term as Green Party leader.

Following Harrison, the marine timekeeper was reinvented yet again by John Arnold who while basing his design on Harrison's most important principles, at the same time simplified it enough for him to produce equally accurate but far less costly marine chronometers in quantity from around 1783.

Following the failed rebellion of his elder brothers between 1173 and 1174, however, John became Henry's favourite child.

Following his shooting, Pope John Paul II asked people to " pray for my brother ( Ağca ), whom I have sincerely forgiven.

* 1634 – Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.

Following the example of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who had been crowned Emperor in 800, Otto was crowned Emperor in 962 by Pope John XII in Rome.

Following his beatification, his sarcophagus was placed under the Altar of St. Sebastian in the basilica's Chapel of St. Sebastian, where it remained until 8 April 2011 when it was moved to make way for the remains of Blessed Pope John Paul II ( 1978 – 2005 ) to be relocated to the basilica from the grotto beneath St. Peter's in honor of his beatification and in order to make his resting place more accessible to the public.

Following the decline of the quill in the 1820s, following the introduction of the maintenance-free, mass produced steel dip nib by John Mitchell, knives were still manufactured but became known as desk knives, stationery knives or latterly as the name stuck ' pen ' knives.

Following the advice of George Washington, John Adams and others, in 1802 Jefferson and Congress agreed to authorize the funding and construction of the United States Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River in New York.

Following a series of post-Vatican II reforms, his feast day was changed and his name was added to the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1970 for celebration on 22 June jointly with St John Fisher, the only remaining bishop ( owing to the coincident natural deaths of eight aged bishops ) who, during the English Reformation, maintained, at the King's mercy, allegiance to the pope.

Following years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City Council House, the university began to be reestablished in 1867 under the direction of David O. Calder, who was followed by John R. Park in 1869.

Following the success of his double first, William travelled with his brother John on a Grand Tour of Europe, visiting Belgium, France, Germany and Italy.

Following Raft's departure, the studio gave Bogart the role of Roy Earl in the 1941 film High Sierra, which helped establish him as one of the studio's top stars ; following High Sierra, Bogart was also given a role in John Huston's successful 1941 remake of the studio's 1931 failure, The Maltese Falcon.

* July 13 – Following his refusal to take the oath of allegiance to Oliver Cromwell, English army leader John Lambert is ordered to resign his commissions.

Following the coronation of her daughter, Elizabeth, as queen, Anne was venerated as a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation, particularly through the works of John Foxe.

Following the successful defense of Vienna in 1683 led by King of Poland John III Sobieski, a series of campaigns resulted in the return of all of Hungary to Austrian control by the Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699.

Following Otto II's death in 983, Theophanu, as her son Otto III's regent, would name John as Otto III's tutor.