In the waning months of the war, the British evacuated more than 3, 000 freedmen to Nova Scotia, with others going to London and Jamaica.

The novel is set in the waning months of World War II, when the Third Reich's slimier survivors are engaged in a last-ditch struggle.

In the waning months of his term, Lujan was frequently named as a likely candidate for New Mexico governor in 1994.

Cihu is perennially open daily for visits from 8am to 4pm ( though it was closed from December 2007 to May 2008, during the waning months of Chen Shui-bian's administration ).

During the waning months of World War II, as the Soviet army advanced into Silesia and encircled Fortress ( Festung ) Breslau, Hanke was named by Hitler to be the city's " Battle Commander " ( Kampfkommandant ).

In 1758 the government of Joseph I of Portugal took advantage of the waning powers of Pope Benedict XIV and deported Jesuits from America after relocating the Jesuits and their native workers, and then fighting a brief conflict, formally suppressing the order in 1759.

The Torstenson war, Hannibal controversy or Hannibal War () was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark – Norway which occurred in 1643 to 1645 during the waning days of the Thirty Years ' War.

Around 1058, a revolt on the island of Bahrain led by two Shi ' a members of the Abd al-Qays tribe, Abul-Bahlul al -' Awwam and Abu ' l-Walid Muslim, precipitated the waning of Qarmatian power and eventually the ascendancy to power of the Uyunids, an Arab dynasty belonging to the Abdul Qays tribe.

The waning of its military power together with the Viking onslaughts led to its submission to Edward the Elder in return for protection.

The Free French 2nd Armored Division, under General Philippe Leclerc, landed in Normandy, and, in the waning days of summer 1944, they led the drive towards Paris.

But the power of the Sumerians was waning ; Ibbi-Sin in the 21st century did not manage to penetrate far into Elam, and in 2004 BC, the Elamites, allied with the people of Susa and led by king Kindattu, the sixth king of Simashk, managed to sack Ur and lead Ibbi-Sin into captivity — thus ending the third dynasty of Ur.

That led to a road match against the Philadelphia Independence, which the Freedom lost on a goal from Amy Rodriguez in the waning seconds of overtime, wasting a superb performance from rookie backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris.

The palace economies in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant were waning in the late Bronze Age, being replaced by primitive market economies led by private merchants or officials who owned private businesses on the side.

A settlement-Jamestown-was surveyed and several houses built, but the lack of road links to the rest of the province and the dangerous sandbar led to the gradual waning of the settlement, which was practically deserted by 1879, only some eleven years after its founding.

Nevertheless, waning demand led FSO to cease Polonez production in 2002.

:" Legend tells, that two Suns, two wholesome in change-rule UR and SUN, alike to the hourglass which turned upside down ever gives one of these the victory / The meaning of the divine errant wandering way / dross star in fire's sphere became in fire-tongue revealed to the Earth-I-course of the race of Paradise / godwilling leaders lead to the weal through their care in universal course, what is visible and soon hidden, whence they led the imagination of mankind / polar in change-play, from UR to SUN in sacrificial service of waxing and waning, in holy fire Santur is ambiguously spent in sparks, but turns victorious to blessing "

Bill Munson replaced Landry and led the Lions down field in the waning moments, but the Cowboys clinched the victory in the final moments with defensive back Mel Renfro's interception at their own 29-yard line.

Many believe that the ride's bumpiness and waning popularity led to its closing on July 18, 2010, to make room for the Green Lantern roller coaster.

Cobb watched this with hunted eyes, his desperate hope waning by the moment.

With additions, changes and new construction, the fort remained in use by the Army into the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, possibly the mid-5th century.

In this painting by Millet, the waning moon throws a mysterious light across the plain between the villages of Barbizon and Chailly.

By 1942, with his power waning, Göring fell out of favor and was replaced in the Nazi hierarchy by Himmler.

Despite the irregular scheduling, the program's hard-hitting reports attracted a steadily growing audience, particularly during the waning days of the Vietnam War and the gripping events of the Watergate scandal ; at that time, few if any other major-network news shows did in-depth investigative reporting to the degree carried out by 60 Minutes.

The college was founded in the waning years of World War II, after a revolt by professors of Central YMCA College ( known as " The Y ").

** At the beginning of Ice Cube's music video for the song, " Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It ", from his 2007 album Raw Footage, a line of text states that " By the year 2020, no child will be left behind " which is followed by an Orwellian classroom setting designed as a segue into the song's sarcastic theme of blame-shifting and anti-gansta rap propaganda during the waning days of the presidency of George W. Bush.

Haley continued to tour for the next year with a succession of new sax players, but his popularity was waning again and his 1976 performance in London was critically lambasted by music media such as Melody Maker.

But by 1909 Rolls ' interest in the business was waning, and at the end of the year he resigned as Technical Managing Director and became a non-executive director.

A convertible Tucker, alleged to be a partially completed prototype developed in the company's waning days, was completed by car collector Justin Cole of Benchmark Classics in Madison, Wisconsin.

Before 1917, polygamy was practised only by the wealthier classes and was a waning institution.

In the waning years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the region was ruled by Zhou Xingfeng.

Both Umbar and the Harad were left unchecked by Gondor's waning power by the time of the War of the Ring, and presented grave threats from the south.

The public's interest in the characters was waning, and this was only furthered by Richardson's focusing on Pamela discussing morality, literature, and philosophy.

When in 1960 it became obvious that allied support for this policy, particularly from the United States, was waning, Luns tried to find an intermediate solution by transferring the administration of the territory to the United Nations, yet this attempt to keep West New Guinea out of Indonesian hands failed as well.

This age was characterized by the waning of the Elves.

While there is no sign of the current pandemic waning, there is some hope in the susceptibility of the fungus to a disease of its own caused by d-factors: naturally occurring virus-like agents that can severely debilitate it and reduce its sporulation.

The Last Eunuch, a 1991 Chinese biographical film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, tells the story of Li Lianying, a eunuch who wielded power in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty.

While the Trinidad-born steel drum is known as the official instrument of the Caribbean, its waning presence in soca music, along with its coopting by other nations, has many soca and calypso purists concerned.

The number had in fact been invented by Holmes to help salvage his waning image.

Xmucane is considered by some to be the goddess associated with the waxing moon, contrasting to the hypothetical role of her daughter-in-law as the waning moon.

Daksha subsequently cursed Soma to wither and die, but the wives intervened and the death became periodic and temporary, and is symbolized by the waxing and waning of the moon.

The daughters intervened and made his death periodic, symbolized by the waxing and waning of the moon.