In 1164 Albert joined a league of princes formed against Henry the Lion, and peace being made in 1169, Albert divided his territories among his six sons.

The Premiership Cup then made its historic first trip to Brisbane, a traditionally rugby league focused city.

That made the Browns ' entry into the NFL in the 1950 season the first test of whether their early supremacy could carry over into a more established league.

They then went on to beat Crystal Palace 1 – 0 at the Valley on 27 January to achieve their first league win under Phil Parkinson, whose contract was made permanent despite the lack of progress in the league.

This made DKW the most winning car brand in the European rally league for several years during the fifties.

Frank and Lester Patrick, the owners of the WHL, made a deal to sell the league's players to the NHL and cease league operations.

The letters of the captain and alternate captains were moved to the player's right shoulder ; Detroit is the only team in the league that made this change ( the change was necessitated by the stitching of the sweater ), although the 2008 NHL All Star jerseys featured this as well, and the Captain and Alternate Captain's letters have switched back to the left shoulder as of the 2011 – 12 NHL Season.

Water-based synthetic turfs enable the ball to be transferred more quickly than on the original sand-based surfaces and it is this characteristic that has made them the surface of choice for international and national league competitions.

In 2008 and 2010 the team made it to the league finals but lost to the ZSC Lions and SC Bern respectively.

Jimmy Wynn, Rusty Staub, and Joe Morgan all made their major league debuts in the 1963 season.

By the end of the season, he had performed so well that the league made him the unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year.

The next day, Aaron made his first spring training start for the Braves ' major league team, playing in left field and hitting a home run.

On April 13, Aaron made his major league debut and was hitless in five at-bats against the Cincinnati Reds ' left-hander Joe Nuxhall.

Dalglish did not play in Liverpool's 1988 – 89 campaign, and he made his final league appearance on 5 May 1990 as a substitute against Derby.

Since the merger, they have made the playoffs 24 times, third most in the league.

Determined to get a proven relief pitcher, general manager Harry Dalton made a huge offseason trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, trading outfielder Sixto Lescano and 3 minor league pitchers to the Cardinals in exchange for Rollie Fingers, Pete Vuckovich, and Ted Simmons, all of whom became key parts of the Brewers future success.

Since coming into the league the team has made the playoffs every season except one, and has only ever had one head coach, Barry Trotz.

In 1970, the Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Buffalo Braves ( now the Los Angeles Clippers ) all made their debuts expanding the league to 17.

Drafted as an amateur player by the Padres, Smith made his major league debut in 1978.

In 1551, at the request of the Emperor Charles V, he consented to the reopening of the council of Trent and entered into a league against the duke of Parma and Henry II of France ( 1547 – 59 ), but soon afterwards made terms with his enemies and suspended the meetings of the council ( 1553 ).

However, WWE's has made a few attempts to enter this market with their " mini's " in the 1990s and the " junior's league " as recent as 2006.

After sitting on the bench for the Pirates ' first three games, Clemente played on April 17, 1955, in the first game of a double header against the Dodgers and made his first major league hit, a ground ball that hit off the glove of shortstop Pee Wee Reese, as well as a catch-dubbed " heart-stopping " by a Pirates beat writer-to rob his Santurce teammate, Junior Gilliam.

Sosa made his major league debut on June 16, 1989, with the Texas Rangers, and he hit first career home run off Roger Clemens.

On April 26, 2007, Sosa made history by hitting a home run in his 45th major league ballpark.

Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi's Falstaff.

The modern Negro has not made a decisive debut into Southern fiction.

Very soon after his arrival in Little Rock, Pike had joined one of the most influential organizations in town, the Little Rock Debating Society, and it was with this group that he made his debut as an orator, being invited to deliver the annual Fourth of July address the club sponsored every year.

-- Richard J. Hughes made his Morris County debut in his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination here last night with a pledge `` to carry the issues to every corner of the state ''.

Francois D'Albert, Hungarian-born violinist who made his New York debut three years ago, played a return engagement last night in Judson Hall.

After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director in 1943, during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata ( a. k. a. Judo Saga ).

Allan Border made his Test debut for Australia in 1978 – 79.

Grant made her debut as a teenager, and gained fame in Christian music during the 1980s with such hits as " Father's Eyes ", " El Shaddai ", and " Angels ".

" When Li ' l Abner made its debut in 1934, the vast majority of comic strips were designed chiefly to amuse or thrill their readers.

The Athlon made its debut on June 23, 1999.

Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956, and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 after being rescued by Harry Gregg.

He was introduced on August 2 and made his debut on August 3, after the Orioles fired Samuel.

In January 1988, Lara made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the Red Stripe Cup against Leeward Islands.

It was also in 1990 that he made his belated Test debut for West Indies against Pakistan, scoring 44 and 5.

He had made his ODI debut a month earlier against Pakistan, scoring 11 in the 1992 World Cup

Eleven days before On the Fastrack made its syndicated debut ( March 19, 1984 ), Holbrook met Teri Peitso on a blind date.

The fact that Wills made his professional debut in blackface was commented on by Wills ' daughter, Rosetta: " He had a lot of respect for the musicians and music of his black friends ," Rosetta is quoted as saying on the Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Web site.

Bixby made his directorial debut on the show in 1970, directing eight episodes.

The Brabham Racing Organisation ( BRO ) started the year fielding customer Lotus chassis, in which Brabham took two points finishes, before the turquoise-liveried Brabham BT3 car made its debut at the 1962 German Grand Prix.

Elwes made his acting debut in 1984 with Marek Kanievska's film Another Country.

She attended the Professional Children's School, in New York City, and made her professional theatre debut in a 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Tammy Grimes.

Kane made her West End debut in January 2011 in a major revival of Lillian Hellman's drama The Children's Hour, at London's Comedy Theatre.

Kane made her Wicked debut on the 1st National Tour, playing the role from March 9 through December 19, 2005.

She made her professional debut on the New York stage, appearing in Beside Herself alongside Melissa Joan Hart, at the Circle Repertory Theatre.

Barrymore made her film debut in Altered States in 1980.