Following the 1947 season, the American League countered with a rule change that fixed the distance of an outfield wall for the duration of a season.

Following in his father's athletic footsteps, John Jr. won in 1947 the James E. Sullivan Award as the country's top amateur athlete.

Following the end of World War II, the Chinese Communists gained control of Manchuria as well as the Inner Mongolian Communists with decisive Soviet support, and established the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 1947.

Following their 1947 divorce he married the British ballerina and actress Diana Gould, whose mother was the pianist Evelyn Suart ( who had played with artists such as Eugène Ysaÿe and Karel Halíř ), and whose stepfather was Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt.

Following the Iran crisis of 1946, Harry Truman declared what became known as the Truman Doctrine in 1947, promising to contribute financial aid to Greece and Turkey following World War II, in the hope that this would impede the advancement of Communism into Western Europe.

Following Czechoslovakia's brief consideration of taking Marshall Plan funds, and the subsequent scolding of communist parties by the Cominform at Szklarska Poręba in September 1947, Rudolf Slánský returned to Prague with a plan for the final seizure of power, including the StB's elimination of party enemies and purging of dissidents.

Following independence in 1947, he joined the latter's government and became one of Prime Minister Nehru's principal lieutenants, first as Railways Minister ( 1951 – 56 ), and then in a variety of other functions, including Home Minister.

Following the end of World War II, Klemperer returned to Continental Europe to work at the Budapest Opera ( 1947 – 1950 ).

Following his university education, in 1947 he started working with Aer Lingus, the state airline of Ireland, and became an authority on the strategic economic planning of transport.

Following the 1947 elections, in which the Socialist Party came in first, Katayama formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party and the Citizens ' Cooperation Party.

Following a posting to the Far East, this was followed by two novels about Burma, The Purple Plain in 1947 and The Jacaranda Tree, and one set in India, The Scarlet Sword.

Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the emperor's role is defined in Chapter I of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, as decided by the foreign powers that had defeated Japan in the war.

Following the culmination of the war, Spare held a come-back show in November 1947 at the Archer Gallery.

Following the decision taken by the British government in January 1947 to develop nuclear weapons, Sellafield was chosen as the location of the plutonium production plant, with the initial fuel loading into the Windscale Piles commencing in July 1950.

Following a June 2, 1947, referendum, the town adopted a Plan E form of government.

Following his release, he did some commentary for radio station WTMV, assisted the Cleveland Indians in spring training in 1947, and became a TV announcer for Chicago Cubs games in 1949.

Following its creation as a new country in August 1947, Pakistan applied for membership of the United Nations and was accepted by the General Assembly on 30 September 1947.

Following the Rincón Bomba massacre by white locals of nomadic Amerindians in 1947, President Perón initiated a program of land reform in the province ; the program, by the time of his 1955 overthrow, had issued only around 4, 000 land grants, however.

Following the United Nations vote in favour of a partition plan on November 29, 1947 and the subsequent civil war, inhabitants of both Bat Yam and Jaffa complained on violent incidents, including sniping.

Following the independence of India in 1947, Tippera district — the estate in the plains of British India — became a part ( later giving rise to Comilla District ) of East Pakistan, and Hill Tippera remained under a regency council until 1949.

Following the new line from Moscow, and believing that a new " imperialist war " and a new depression were imminent, and that the CPA should immediately contest for leadership of the working class with the Australian Labor Party, the CPA launched an industrial offensive in 1947, culminating in a prolonged strike in the coalmines in 1949.

Following the transfer of BEA's London – Jersey route from Croydon to Northolt on 21 April 1947, DC-3s began replacing Rapides on most services.

Following the inauguration of scheduled services between Land's End in Cornwall and St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly in 1947, BEA continued serving this route with Dragon Rapides due to a lack of a suitable fixed-wing alternative until BEA Helicopters took it over on 2 May 1964.

Following the death of Ray Wallace – a local logger – his family attributed the creation of the footprints to him.

Following the 1707 union of England and Scotland, and the 1801 creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British foreign policy, on the continent, was to contain expansion by its competitor powers such as France and Spain.

Following the election of George W. Bush in 2000, observers expected him to avoid any changes to DADT, since his nominee for Secretary of State Colin Powell had participated in its creation.

Following the 2008 revision of the EU Regulation that governs European political parties allowing the creation of European foundations affiliated to Europarties, the EFA established in September 2007 its official foundation / think tank, the Centre Maurits Coppieters ( CMC ).

Following the union of these two Franconian lines in 1618, the Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871.

Following a Transitional Federal Government-Puntland cooperative agreement in August 2011 calling for the creation of a Somali Marine Force, of which the already established Puntland Maritime Police Force ( PMPF ) would form a part, the Puntland administration resumed training of PMPF naval officials.

Following Nasser's creation of the United Arab Republic, attempts to incorporate Yemen in turn threatened Aden and the Protectorate.

Following the creation of the U. S. Department of Energy in 1977, ORNL's mission broadened to include research in energy production, transmission and consumption.

Following its creation in 1797, San Juan's population grew quickly.

Following Bret Hart's departure, Vince McMahon used the resulting backlash in the creation of his " Mr. McMahon " character, a dictatorial and fierce ruler who favored heels who were " good for business " over " misfit " faces like Austin.

Following the creation of the Corps of Bridges and Roads in 1716, the King's Council decided in 1747 to found a specific training course for the state's engineers, as École royale des ponts et chaussées.

Following the creation of newer townships and annexations by the city of Topeka, the size of the township has been significantly reduced.

Following the creation of the PQ, the Rassemblement pour l ' Indépendance Nationale held a general assembly that voted to dissolve the RIN.

Following the announcement of the UPN / WB merger creating The CW network, News Corporation announced the creation of MyNetworkTV to provide an alternative network for its O & O UPN affiliates on February 22, 2006.

Following the creation of Merseyside, Merseytravel expanded to take in St Helens and Southport.

Following the creation of USAFFE, the Philippine Department became, in effect, a corps area service command.

Following the creation of this school in 1997, a number of these districts filed suit against UCMHS.

Following a well-funded but failed bid for the U. S. presidency in 1988, religious broadcaster and political commentator Pat Robertson used the remainder of his campaign resources to jump-start the creation of a voter mobilization effort dubbed the Christian Coalition.

Following Abraham Kuyper, and other, earlier Neo-Calvinists, Dooyeweerd attempted to describe reality as a creation of God, which has its meaning from God.

Following the creation of the basic level maps, Naka wondered " why don't we use this map for other characters?

Following the creation of the Television Act in 1954, the establishment of a commercial television service in the UK began.

Following the creation in 1941 of RENFE, to which the ownership of all Spanish broad-gauge railways was transferred, EFE had in practice become the operator of a collection of exclusively narrow-gauge lines.

Following the creation of BMG the same year, distribution of Jive switched to RCA Records.

Following the creation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( RSPCA ) in the UK in 1824 ( given Royal status in 1840 ), Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 10, 1866 in New York City.