Following the kick-off of SAAMI's shooting development program in 1954, a most interesting meeting took place in Washington, D.C..

Following another playoff upset in 1953 at the hands of the Bruins, the Red Wings won back to back Stanley Cups in 1954 ( over Montreal, when Habs defenseman Doug Harvey redirected a Tony Leswick shot into his own net ) and 1955 ( also over Montreal in the full seven games ).

Following the Geneva Accord of 1954, the Viet Minh became the government of North Vietnam, although the Bảo Đại government continued to rule in South Vietnam.

Following his divorce from the sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen, his first wife, in 1954, Saarinen married Aline Bernstein Louchheim ( March 25, 1914 – July 13, 1972 ), an art critic at The New York Times.

Following the death of her sister in 1954, Barker began designs for a stained glass memorial window depicting Christ preparing to wash the feet of his disciples.

Following a change in government in 1954 conscript service was reduced to 18 months.

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

Following the recommendation of the Board, Congress passed legislation in 1954 to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on 1 April of that year.

Following the defeat of Japan, nationalist forces fought French colonial forces in the First Indochina War that lasted from 1945 to 1954.

Following a series of conventional westerns and films noirs, including the Marilyn Monroe vehicle River of No Return ( 1954 ), he appeared in Charles Laughton's only film as director, The Night of the Hunter ( 1955 ).

Following Russia's loss of the traditionally popular resorts of the Crimean peninsula ( transferred away from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954 by Nikita Khrushchev ), Sochi emerged as the unofficial summer capital of the country.

) Following the U. S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, one city school board member pushed to allow black students to attend Falls Church City schools ( they attended Fairfax County schools, with the city paying tuition to the county ), but others delayed, and the state government's " Massive Resistance " laws ( known as the Stanley plan ) prevented desegregation of any schools.

Following the defeat at the battle of Dien Bien Phu and the 1954 Geneva Accords the French left Hanoi and the prison came under the authority of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Following the outbreak of the Algerian revolution in November 1954 he joined the Front de Libération Nationale as a result of contacts with Dr Pierre Chaulet at Blida in 1955.

Following the publication of his book The State of Music he established himself in New York City as a peer of Aaron Copland and was also a music critic for the New York Herald-Tribune from 1940 through 1954.

Following this success, Simca took over the French truck manufacturers Unic in 1951, and Saurer in 1956, the Poissy plant of Ford SAF in 1954.

Following first ground tests in late 1953 the initial design was heavily reworked and the final design was not approved until May 1954.

Following the film's success, Gallico expanded his story into a 1954 novella entitled The Love of Seven Dolls.

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

Following the return of the French in October, the French-Indochina War ( 1946 – 1954 ) was fought between France and the Vietminh.

Following Chtcheglov's exclusion from the Lettrists in 1954, Guy Debord and others worked to clarify the concept of unitary urbanism, in a bid to demand a revolutionary approach to architecture.

Following the 1954 general election Fianna Fáil lost power and Ryan moved to the backbenches once again.

Following these two films, Taylor was awarded the 1954 Rola Show Australian Radio Actor of the Year Award, which included a ticket to London via Los Angeles ; but Taylor never made it to London.

Following their development in 1954 they became the most popular electronic communication device in history, with billions manufactured during the 1960s and 1970s.

Following Mr. Brown's death, there came forward in the Brown & Sharpe organization many other men who contributed greatly to the development of the company.

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 issuing of two " albums ", Please, Please, Please and Try Me, Brown, under the billing James Brown and The Famous Flames, issued his first full length album, Think !.

Following the release of these soundtracks, Brown acquired a self-styled nickname, " The Godfather of Soul ", which remains his most popular nickname.

Following instructions from London to achieve economies, Governor Thomas Gore Brown ( 1851 – 1856 ) further reduced the civil establishment.

Following their joint growth in the 18th and 19th centuries, by the early 20th century the Rosary and the devotional Scapular had gained such a strong following among Catholics worldwide that the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1914 stated: " Like the Rosary, the Brown Scapular has become the badge of the devout Catholic.

Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners ’ squad members, Bonetti was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.

Following a tour of Europe and the United States, both Brown and Damiani announced they were leaving Cake, which led to speculation about the band's future ; McCrea eventually recruited Xan McCurdy to take over on guitar, and persuaded Nelson to return.

Following the launch of his film Harry Brown, Caine called for the reintroduction of national service in the UK to give young people " a sense of belonging rather than a sense of violence ".

Following the murder of a friend, he attended the trial where he saw that the judge completely ignored evidence against the Brown Shirts Nazis.

Following the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, Manual became racially integrated without controversy and graduated its first two black students in 1958.

Following a Commons Home Affairs Committee meeting in which talks were held between campaigners, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office on 19 May, Gordon Brown announced to the House of Commons on 20 May that the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith would make a statement on the issue the following day.

Following Osmium, the lineup of Parliament-Funkadelic began going through many changes and was expanded significantly, with the addition of important members such as keyboardist Bernie Worrell in 1970, singer / guitarist Garry Shider in 1971, and bassist Bootsy Collins ( recruited from the James Brown backing band ) in 1972.

Following the death of Ted Kennedy, the state's senior ( Class I ) member of the United States Senate is John Kerry ( re-elected in 2008 ); the junior ( Class II ) senate seat is held by Scott Brown.

Following the U. S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, a court order required the desegregation of the high school.

Following the 1st Duke's death the Duchess concentrated most of her considerable energies on the completion of the palace itself, and the park remained relatively unchanged until the arrival of Capability Brown in 1764.

Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians ' rights regarding royalties and contracts, which led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

Following his exit, Brown signed a contract with his former group's label, MCA, which had earlier promised Brown a solo deal if he had decided to leave New Edition and also signed with manager Steven Machat, who also worked with New Edition.

Following fourteen years of marriage, Brown and Houston filed for legal separation in September 2006.

Following the death of his ex-wife Houston the following February, Brown struggled to perform at a New Edition show the night of Houston's death, shouting, " I love you, Whitney ", while in tears.

Following his marriage to Houston, Brown began dabbling heavily into drug use.

Following his separation and later divorce from Houston, Brown stopped using cocaine, crack and heroin though he admitted he still drinks but not as much as he did in his younger years.