Initially an innovation to aid the recovery of downed pilots, they were sidelined when the front became static.

Initially, it was relatively unsuccessful, staying at the charts for only one week, but Haley soon scored a major worldwide hit with a cover version of Big Joe Turner's " Shake, Rattle and Roll ", which went on to sell a million copies and became the first ever rock ' n ' roll song to enter British singles charts in December 1954 and became a Gold Record.

Initially selling over 75, 000 copies, it became the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field.

Initially he trained for a career in music and became so proficient on the tuba that he won a musical scholarship to the New York Military Academy.

Initially films were mostly shown as a novelty in special venues, but the main methods of exhibition quickly became either as an item on the programmes of variety theatres, or by traveling showman in tent theatres, which they took around the fairs in country towns.

Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, he has been called " the Netherlands ' greatest and only rock ' n ' roll star ," later in life he became a well-known painter.

Initially, some users of the Kazaa network were users of the Morpheus client program, formerly made available by MusicCity, but once the official Kazaa client became more widespread, Kazaa developers used its automatic update ability to shut out Morpheus clients by changing the protocol in February 2002, when Morpheus developers failed to pay license fees.

Initially Whitefield and the Wesleys merely sought reform, by way of a return to the gospel, within the Church of England, but the movement spread with revival and soon a significant number of Anglican clergy became known as Methodists in the mid-18th century.

Initially, only a handful of wounded people were found at the site, and in the weeks that followed it became evident that there weren't any survivors to be found.

Initially settled by sedentarized Gitanos and Mercheros, they became known after the 1980s as selling points for heroin and other drugs.

Initially, it was unclear whether the Vice President actually became the new President or merely an acting President.

Initially the internees were housed, with different paramilitary groups separated from each other, in Nissen huts at a disused RAF airfield that became the Long Kesh Detention Centre.

Initially, the numbers corresponded to the alphabetical order of the names of the departments, but several changed their names, so the correspondence became less exact.

Initially well received, the Excel's faults soon became apparent ; cost-cutting measures caused reliability to suffer.

Initially mostly Ruthenian and Orthodox, with time most of them became polonized.

Initially verbal struggles among activist groups became even more violent, especially when activists began to seize weapons from the Army in 1967.

Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her parts, Crawford began a campaign of self-publicity and became nationally known as a flapper by the end of the 1920s.

Initially the name " Joan Arden " was selected but, when another actress was found to have prior claim to that name, the alternate name " Crawford " became the choice.

Initially thought to be a hoax, the story became something of an internet sensation.

Initially dubbed the " New Yardbirds " for the Scandinavian dates, the band soon became known as Led Zeppelin.

Initially named Style Mucha, ( Mucha Style ), his style soon became known as Art Nouveau.

Initially a refitting base, it became a shipbuilding yard ; from then until the late 19th century, further expansion of the yard took place.

Initially this family was produced using NMOS-technology, in the early 1980s it became available in CMOS-technology.

Initially, Rojas enjoyed considerable popular support, due largely to his success in reducing " La Violencia ".

Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

Initially, Marmite was popular with vegetarians as a meat-free alternative to beef extract products such as Bovril, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Initially beginning his career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher after leaving school at the age of 15, Anderson soon entered the Swedish popular music scene, becoming a music producer, manager and also occasional performer.

Initially very popular for his reforms and seeking a " Polish way to socialism ", and beginning an era known as Gomułka's thaw, he came under Soviet pressure.

Initially available for broadcast to stationary TV receivers, by 2004 popular mobile direct broadcast applications made their appearance with the arrival of two satellite radio systems in the United States: Sirius and XM Satellite Radio Holdings.

Initially it was thought he might be a " popular monarch " and during this honeymoon period of his early reign ( 1840 – 42 ) censorship was relaxed.

Initially, they were welcomed, and their excellent views made them popular living places.

Initially, Franz Joseph Gall ( 1758 – 1828 ) claimed his very popular theory of Phrenology and localization of function in the brain, but it was attacked by Pierre Flourens ( 1794 – 1867 ) who claimed that, by careful ablation of various brain regions, he had disproved Gall's hypotheses.

Initially published from 1970 to 1973 by the magazine Pif gadget, it brought him much popular and critical success.

Initially, the union flag was popular in Norway, since it clearly denoted the equal status of the two united states.

Initially Otto refused to grant a Constitution, but as soon as Bavarian troops were withdrawn from the kingdom, a popular revolt was launched.

Initially Cumann na nGaedheal had been popular as the party that had established the state, but by 1932, their economic conservatism and continued repression of anti-Treaty Republicans was becoming unpopular.

Initially The Box proved a huge hit, ranking as Australia's second most popular show in 1974.

Initially broadcasting for two hours a week as a block of programming on the Nickelodeon ( it wouldn't be until 1983 that BET became a full fledged channel ), the network lineup consisted of music videos and reruns of popular black sitcoms.

Initially he was treated with suspicion for abandoning his post, but quickly won popular support when he argued that he had served twelve years, two beyond the requirement, and had served as quaestor for two years though legally only required to serve one.

Initially Tin Pan Alley specialized in melodramatic ballads and comic novelty songs, but it embraced the newly popular styles of the cakewalk and ragtime music.

Initially popular, he eventually became the target of D-Generation X, who called him " Sgt.

Initially it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European immigrants, primarily Italians, Spanish and French.

Initially they could be found in the supermarket, but were not popular as they were not well-publicised and not very attractively packaged.

Initially popular with military officers, the Deringer became widely popular among civilians who wished to own a small and easily concealable pistol for self defense.

Initially Myrtos was especially popular amongst hippies, but later also ' regular ' tourists started to visit the village.