Highlights of the strip's final decades include " Boomchik " ( 1961 ), in which America's international prestige is saved by Mammy Yokum, " Daisy Mae Steps Out " ( 1966 ), a female-empowering tale of Daisy's brazenly audacious “ homewrecker gland ," " The Lips of Marcia Perkins " ( 1967 ), a satirical, thinly-veiled commentary on venereal disease and public health warnings, " Ignoble Savages " ( 1968 ), in which the Mob takes over Harvard, and " Corporal Crock " ( 1973 ), in which Bullmoose reveals his reactionary cartoon role model, in a tale of obsession and the fanatical world of comic book collecting.

During the final decades of imperial rule, the troops were supplied by Germanic chieftains employed by the Roman administration.

Many of the team's highlights from this era instead centered around the end of Brett's career, such as his third and final batting title in 1990 – which made him the first player to win batting titles in three different decades – and his 3, 000th hit.

In the final decades of the century, many breweries discontinued their porter, though continued to brew one or two stouts.

In the final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union officially consisted of fifteen Soviet Socialist Republics ( SSR ).

In the final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics and they were called Soviet republics.

Her health gradually deteriorated in the final two decades of her life ; a heavy smoker all her adult life, she had a lung operation in 1985, a bout of pneumonia in 1993, and at least three strokes between 1998 and 2001.

After many decades of work both in British society and in Parliament, the group saw their efforts rewarded with the final passage of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, banning the trade throughout the British Empire and, after many further years of campaigning, the total emancipation of British slaves with the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833.

He would spend the final three decades of his life proselytizing for the socialist cause.

The Supreme Court nonetheless held several decades later that the act implicitly gave the courts the power to enjoin such strikes over subjects that would be subject to final and binding arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement.

In the final decades of his life Miró accelerated his work in different media, producing hundreds of ceramics, including the Wall of the Moon and Wall of the Sun at the UNESCO building in Paris.

Jones concludes the final era of classical antiquity with Maurice's death, as the turmoil which shattered the Empire in the next four decades permanently and thoroughly changed society and politics.

Moreover, " Romy " a stout, cigar-chomping, suspendered, order-barking commander of the city desk enjoyed the fearful but absolute regard of pressmen, the composing room and the entire night staff of the Tribune Tower which owned and housed the Chicago's American operations in its final decades.

Xanthos was rebuilt after the destruction and in the final decades of the 5th century BC, Xanthos conquered nearby Telmessos and incorporated it into Lycia.

On that day they went down 4 – 0 to Bury and two years later they would suffer a similar fate at the hands of Sheffield United as they were beaten 2 – 1 in a replay of the 1902 final, but it had given the club a thirst for the big occasion — albeit one that would not be truly satisfied for over seven decades.

Bitter struggles with American Indians over the next decades would follow, culminating with the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, which saw the final defeat of the American Indian tribes in Ohio led by Tecumseh.

Determining the final boundaries of these " western " areas between North and South Carolina would become a decades long process.

The final name, " Amherst ", was named for the Township in which it is located, Amherst Township ( which, decades prior to the village's final name, had been named for the Town of Amherst, New Hampshire ).

The population peaked at 3, 282 in the 1970 census and slowly declined during the final two decades of the twentieth century.

The final two decades of Tippett's life saw no decline in his creative energy.

Although his hands were visibly gnarled in film appearances within the final two decades of his life, Coburn continued working until his death in 2002.

The band continued to tour ; decades later, a special-order recording of one of their final concerts in this lineup, S. U. N. Y.

Bliss continued to compose into his eighth and ninth decades, in which his works included the Cello Concerto ( 1970 ) for Mstislav Rostropovich, the Metamorphic Variations for orchestra ( 1972 ), and a final cantata, Shield of Faith ( 1974 ), for soprano, baritone, chorus and organ, celebrating 500 years of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, setting poems chosen from each of the five centuries of the Chapel's existence.

He is one of only a handful of boxers whose careers spanned four decades ; his final record was an extraordinary 185 wins, 23 losses, 11 draws and 1 no contest, with 131 official knockouts.

At one point late in the day, when Palmer was lining up a 25-foot putt on the 16th, a thunderous cheer from the direction of the 18th green unmistakably announced that Player had birdied the final hole.

Since at least the 18th century Freemasonry has incorporated Templar symbols and rituals in a number of Masonic bodies, most notably, the " Order of the Temple " the final order joined in " The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta " commonly known as the Knights Templar.

After the final French annexation in the early 18th century, much of the region was again occupied by Germany during the First and Second World Wars.

Martin Kaymer struck the putt that retained the cup for Europe and Francesco Molinari's halving of the 18th hole against Tiger Woods secured the final half-point to win the Ryder Cup outright.

The 18th and final major U. S. and Boeing-built element, the Starboard 6 Truss Segment, was delivered to the ISS in February 2009.

In the 18th century, there was a theory that the Cat Stane of Kirkliston could be connected to the final battle of Constantine III.

In his final round on the 18th green, Norman had a 20-foot putt for a birdie that would win the 1987 tournament.

She then advanced to reach her sixth Wimbledon final, after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivnovic en route to the final where she defeated 18th seed Marion Bartoli.

The remnants of Lan Xang received their final blows in the 18th and 19th centuries, during the campaigns of Taksin, and retribution for the Laotian Rebellion of Chao Anouvong ( ເຈ ົ້ າອນ ຸ ວ ົ ງ, เจ ้ าอน ุ วงศ ์) against Siamese rule during the reign of Rama III.

Els showed amazing consistency in the Majors but lost to Phil Mickelson in the Masters when Mickelson birdied the 18th for the title, finished ninth in the U. S. Open after playing in the final group with friend and fellow countryman Retief Goosen and surprisingly losing in a playoff in the Open to the then unknown Todd Hamilton.

In the final years of the 18th century Lamb began to work on prose with the novella entitled Rosamund Gray, a story of a young girl who was thought to be inspired by Ann Simmonds, with whom Charles Lamb was thought to be in love.

At the age of 46, Nicklaus claimed his 18th and final major championship at the 1986 Masters Tournament, becoming that championship's oldest winner.

In the final quarter of the 18th century the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the mechanisation of factories and mills.

There have been several films that have had the title The Man in the Iron Mask, or that have been based on the final section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which was itself based on the 18th century legend of The Man in the Iron Mask.

Stewart missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole of his final round, which would have forced a playoff with Janzen.

He stood in the middle of the 18th fairway in the final round having sunk a 50-foot birdie putt on the 17th green, which put him in the joint lead with Phil Mickelson.

Visitors will get familiar with the town's fortification beginnings, reconstructions and their final destruction in the 18th century as the fortified walls were preventing the city's growth.

It was the 10th and final manned Gemini flight, the 18th manned American flight and, including X-15 flights over, the 26th spaceflight of all time.

Nevertheless, the exterior of the Palace had come close to its final form by the mid 18th century.

In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, along the way defeating world top-16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu and Ken Doherty.

The final programme, just before its 18th birthday, was presented by Mike Sparrow and Susie Barnes.

Wynn remained Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire until his death, and from 1847 to 1850 he was Father of the House of Commons ; at the time of his death, he was the final MP from the 18th century still in Parliament.

Crawley finished 18th in the division and managed to beat the drop after securing the point they needed on the final day of the season.