Initially led by John Haslet, Delaware provided one of the premier regiments in the Continental Army, known as the " Delaware Blues " and nicknamed the " Blue Hen's Chicks.

Initially inspired by Keith Moon, Peart absorbed the influence of other rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham.

Initially working for an engineering firm, he returned to teaching again for a further six years in St. John ’ s Catholic School in Paterson, New Jersey.

Initially trains had to be ferried across the river between Marquette and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in order to continue their journey, but this system came to an end when Prairie du Chien businessman John Lawler had a permanent pontoon bridge built to connect the two cities ' rail lines.

Initially a native settlement, Wakefield was attacked by John Lovewell during Father Rale's War.

Initially intended as a relaunch of the Bond book series following the death in 1964 of the character's creator, Ian Fleming, Colonel Sun instead ends up being the final book of the series ( discounting a " biography " of Bond and a pair of film script adaptations ) until John Gardner revives the literary James Bond in 1981.

Initially, Del Boy, Rodney and Grandad were the show's only regulars, along with the occasional appearances of dopey roadsweeper Trigger ( Roger Lloyd Pack ) and pretentious used car salesman Boycie ( John Challis ).

Initially he was a Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Moore and then an assistant whip.

Initially, Stewart remained loyal to Rutherford, and went so far as to allege in the legislature that insurgent Liberal John R. Boyle had offered two members of the legislative assembly ( MLAs ), who were also hotel keepers, immunity from prosecution for liquor violations if they would support a new government in which Boyle was Attorney-General.

Initially, Seton Hall had only five students – Leo G. Thebaud, Louis and Alfred Boisaubin, Peter Meehan and John Moore.

Initially scored by Christophe Beck, John Debney was brought in to rescore the film ( incorporating Beck's thematic material ).

Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots.

Initially Grenier had planned to run for governor in 1966, and Martin was poised to oppose John Sparkman, as he had four years earlier against Sparkman's colleague, J. Lister Hill.

Initially, the band was composed of Gallagher and two Cork musicians, Norman Damery and Eric Kitteringham, however, by 1968, they were replaced with two musicians from Belfast, featuring Gallagher on guitar and vocals, drummer John Wilson, and bassist Richard McCracken.

Initially, NBC Nightly News was presented by two anchors from a rotating group of three: Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee.

Initially selected were Pinckney ( who would head the commission ), Francis Dana, and John Marshall.

Initially, it was hosted by Bob Saget for the 1989 special and the show's first eight seasons, then by John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes for its ninth and tenth seasons.

Initially a close supporter of John Tyndall, he was appointed Spearhead editor by Tyndall and used the magazine to discuss the veracity of the Holocaust.

Initially almost unemployed due to the lack of education and contacts which a university education would have provided, his business increased thanks to his friendships with John Dunning, who, overwhelmed with cases, allowed Kenyon to work many, and Lord Thurlow who secured for him the Chief Justiceship of Chester in 1780.

Initially Brigham Young, President of the Church, intended to apply for status as a territory, and sent John Milton Bernhisel eastward to Washington, D. C. with the petition for territorial status.

Initially we learn that Langdon is a successful scholar that Brown named after John Langdon, a professor of typography at Drexel University who is known for his creation of ambigrams, typographical designs that can be read in multiple ways ; for example, both right side up and upside down.

Initially, John raced his own cars on a regular basis but as the company grew he found less time available to compete.

Initially sent by editor John Delane to Malta to cover British support for Russia in 1854, Russell despised the term " war correspondent "-though his coverage of the conflict brought him international renown, and Florence Nightingale later credited her entry into wartime nursing to his reports.

Initially John organized local barons to visit Eleanor in order to prove her well-being.

Initially trading as The American Telegraph Line of Coaches the company was established in 1853 by four Americans ( Freeman Cobb, John Murray Peck, James Swanton and James A. Lamber ),

Initially, Romero intentionally imitated Holdaway's style in order to make the changeover less noticeable, but soon established his own take on the character of Modesty Blaise, portraying her in a more exotic and voluptuous style than Holdaway did.

Initially, the flagellated protozoa predominated, but they soon gave way to the free swimming ciliated protozoa.

Initially the owners of AOI were the governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, before the latter governments gave their shares back to Egypt in 1993, valued at $ 1. 8 billion.

Initially offered at $ 2. 50 by SoftLock and Simon & Schuster, Amazon and Barnes and Noble gave free downloads.

Initially, her act was propelled forward when a shoulder strap on one of her gowns gave way, causing her dress to fall to her feet despite her efforts to cover herself ; encouraged by the audience response, she went on to make the trick the focus of her performance.

Initially opposed, Yahei finally gave in to his son's enthusiasm and let him go.

Initially, Yuan Shu promised to appoint Sun Ce the governor of Jiujiang but eventually gave the governorship to Chen Ji.

Initially the district headquarters was at Ernakulam, which gave the district its name ; the headquarters was later shifted to Kakkanad.

Initially, they did not want to part with their equipment, but after much coaxing, they gave in.

Initially, the restricted budget gave Boys Don't Cry a mere ten weeks of filming.

Initially, Amadu established an independent Muslim community where he gave expression to his fundamentalist Islamic views and preached in favor of a jihad of his own.

Initially, the school gave out two-year diplomas in commercial and classical programs before awarding its first academic degrees in 1915.

Initially, Cheng named his band 重金屬同學會 ( translation: Heavy Metal Students Association ) and gave it an English name: Lazy Mother Fuckers.

Initially chambered for black powder shotgun shells ( as was standard at the time ), the Model 1887 gave rise to the Winchester Model 1901, a strengthened version chambered for 10ga smokeless powder shells.

Initially this gave Protestants a majority of 132-100 in the House of Commons.

Initially it was assumed that the height of falls exceeds 300 m, but measurements in 1920s gave a more modest result above 200 m. Later measurements in 1956 gave a result 221 m. After this there have been made several more measurements, each with slightly different results.

Initially, the bodywork was identical to that of the superseded Mk1 Golf, but a locally penned facelift gave it a sloping grille, similar to that of the Mk2 model Golf, as well as more modern " deep " bumpers in body colour.

Initially commissioned as an emergency schedule filler, the show became so successful that she gave up her executive position to concentrate on programme presentation.

Initially Helou's lack of political affiliation gave him the appearance of a leader able to unite Lebanon and he was chosen to succeed Fuad Chehab as President by the National Assembly in 1964.

Initially, he did not want the job, but later gave in.

Initially he gave private lessons.

Initially, it did well against Alex Trebek's American debut on NBC ( The Wizard of Odds ) but, three months later, NBC gave Trebek a new show called High Rollers at that slot and NYSI began to struggle while the producers altered the format several times.

Initially salmon was caught, but this gave way to herring.

Initially it gave about.

Initially Guzmán did not allow soldiers to sell slaves for export except in exchange for livestock, but later he gave more than 1500 slave licenses ( each permitting the taking of between 15 and 50 slaves ) in an eight month period.