Following the appropriation of the hymn in secular music, " Amazing Grace " became such an icon in American culture that it has been used for a variety of secular purposes and marketing campaigns, placing it in danger of becoming a cliché.

Following the treaty of Verdun of 843, Alemannia became a province of the eastern kingdom of Louis the German, the precursor of the Holy Roman Empire.

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 graduation, he became an associate at the Niels Bohr Institute.

Following its construction, the Arc de Triomphe became the rallying point of French troops parading after successful military campaigns and for the annual Bastille Day Military Parade.

Following graduation, he established several experimental schools after an unsuccessful attempt to start a neo-Hassidic community in the Negev desert, and, at the age of 23, became Israel ’ s youngest school principal.

Following World War II, Bonn was in the British zone of occupation, and in 1949 became the capital of West Germany.

Following the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, Bursa became one of the industrial centers of the country.

Following a brief modeling career in the late 1960s, Berenson became a freelance photographer.

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 at the Battle of Uhud in 625, it is said that after killing Hamzah ibn Abdu l-Muṭṭalib, his liver was consumed by Hind bint ‘ Utbah ( the wife of Abû Sufyan ibn Harb one of the commanders of the Qurayš army ) who later reportedly converted to Islam and became the mother of Muawiyah I founder of the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate.

Following the abandonment of Legalism in China after the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism became the official state ideology of China, until it was replaced by the " Three Principles of the People " ideology with the establishment of the Republic of China, and then Maoist Communism after the ROC was replaced by the People's Republic of China in Mainland China.

Following the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism became the dominant philosophical school of China.

Following the death of his father in 337, Constantine II initially became emperor jointly with his brothers Constantius II and Constans, with the Empire divided between them and their cousins, the Caesars Dalmatius and Hannibalianus.

Following an education in a strict religious and ethical environment as an altar boy at the vicarage of Jimpley, he became a rather isolated, independent and disciplined person, and acquired a knowledge and an appreciation for the scientific method in a practical world.

Following the company-wide " Dark Reign " and " Siege " story arcs, the Steve Rogers character became part of the " Heroic Age " arc.

Following the colonisation of the Caribbean islands, the Caribbean Sea became a busy area for European-based marine trading and transport, and this commerce eventually attracted piracy.

Following World War II, the US Navy Department adopted the dog tags used by the US Army and Air Force, so a single shape and size became the American standard.

Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, it became the capital of the Irish Free State ( 1922 – 1949 ) and now is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

Following the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979 – 1980, the West became concerned with ensuring the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US received permission for a $ 400 million expansion of the military facilities on Diego Garcia consisting of two parallel runways, expansive parking aprons for heavy bombers, 20 new anchorages in the lagoon, a deep water pier, port facilities for the largest naval vessels in the US or British fleet, aircraft hangars, maintenance buildings and an air terminal, a fuel storage area, and billeting and messing facilities for thousands of sailors and support personnel.

Following World War II, it became obvious that the organizations that had been developed in previous decades no longer effectively met the needs of the postwar era.

Following the return of the Labour Party to government in 1997, Dewar became the Secretary of State for Scotland and campaigned for a ' Yes-Yes ' vote in the successful referendum on Scottish devolution.

Following the completion of the Erie Canal in 1817, which opened up easier travel to Lake Erie from the East Coast of the United States, the Detroit River became a heavily traversed route for settlers traveling to northern Michigan, and Detroit, as well, experienced a sudden increase in population.

Following the departure of the Spanish settlers, the Falkland Islands became the domain of whalers and sealers who used the islands to shelter from the worst of the South Atlantic weather.

Following the 1960s boom of shockumentary " Mondo films " such as Gualtiero Jacopetti's Mondo Cane, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Italian cinema became internationally synonymous with violent horror films.

Following his resignation as president of the Senate in 1985, Cossiga was elected President of Italy ( Head of State ).

Following the Coronation, two important Acts were passed through parliament: the Act of Uniformity and the Act of Supremacy, establishing the Protestant Church of England and creating Elizabeth Supreme Governor of the Church of England ( Supreme Head, the title used by her father and brother, was seen as inappropriate for a woman ruler ).

Following the Maltese constitutional referendum, 1964, approved by 54. 5 % of voters, on 21 September 1964, Malta became an independent state as a Constitutional Monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State.

Following cremation at Woking Crematorium, his ashes were scattered off Beachy Head, near Eastbourne as he had requested.

Following the re-design, animators tried to redraw his scenes in " The Telltale Head ", but had insufficient time before the show was produced.

Following Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the RCP, became Lenin's successor and continued as " Head of State " for the Soviet Union clear into the 1950s.

Following publication of his novel In Another Life ( Lion's Head Press, 2009 ) he received the inaugural Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in English-Language Literary Arts ( New Brunswick ).

Following their discovery of the then unknown Brian Nelson's fingerprints on security documents, the Inquiry team encountered a wall of silence as they tried to investigate further: Brian Fitzsimmons, Acting Head of the RUC's Special Branch, became evasive telling Stevens: We can't help you with this man ; and, at the Grosvenor Road station, Nelson's card in the intelligence card system was initially whipped away from the investigators.

Following the war, McAuliffe held many positions, including Chief Chemical Officer of the Army Chemical Corps, and G-1, Head of Army Personnel.

Following the Super Bowl win, Parcells was courted by the Atlanta Falcons to become the Head Coach and General Manager of the franchise.

Following Stray Dog Oshii made yet another live-action film, Talking Head ( 1992 ), which is a surreal look at his view on film.

Following the publication of the compilations Head Comix and R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat, Crumb received increased attention and Fritz the Cat became one of the most familiar features on the underground comix scene and Crumb's most famous creation.

Following the assassination of Ngouabi in March 1977, Yhombi-Opango became Head of State.

Following the 1974 Nigerien Coup d ' état, he became Cabinet Chief and assistant to Military Head of State Seyni Kountche, becoming a particularly close adviser

Following completion of The Stone Tape, Kneale was commissioned on 21 November 1972 by BBC Head of Drama Serials, Ronnie Marsh, to write a new four-part Quatermass serial.

Following his solo acoustic album I Often Dream Of Trains in 1984, he formed a new band, The Egyptians, comprising former members of The Soft Boys ( Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor, supplemented at first by early keyboardist Roger Jackson ), resulting in their 1985 debut Fegmania !, which featured typically surrealist Hitchcock songs such as " My Wife and My Dead Wife " and " The Man with the Lightbulb Head ".

Following ownership by Rear View Mirror Museum ( Nags Head, North Carolina ) and later Herbie's Antique & Classic Car Museum ( Mount Pleasant, South Carolina ), the stunt Porter is currently on display in Star Cars Museum ( Gatlinburg, Tennessee ).

Following on from Queen's Head are the three Aston Locks.

Following his wrestling career, he wrote Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis, which examined the long-term effects of head trauma among athletes.

Following a referendum, South Africa became a republic in 1961, and Queen Elizabeth II would not visit the country until 1995, no longer as Head of State, but as Head of the Commonwealth.

Following the Russian scare in the early 1880s an Armstrong Disappearing gun like the one still at Taiaroa Head was installed at Forbury Head above St. Clair.