Meanwhile, in Moscow, Khrushchev was adding his bit to the march of world law by promising to build a bomb with a wallop equal to 100 million tons of TNT, to knock sense into the heads of those backward oafs who can't see the justice of surrendering West Berlin to communism.

Meanwhile, Douglas was selected as the candidate of the Northern Democrats, with Herschel Vespasian Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, with the independence of Brazil in 1822, the slave trade was abolished in 1836, and in 1844 Angola's ports were opened to foreign shipping.

Meanwhile, also in the summer of 1866, a riot broke out in New Orleans when radicals, with strong opposition from conservatives, sought to re-convene the Louisiana Convention of 1864.

Meanwhile, the force under Hastein set out to march up the Thames Valley, possibly with the idea of assisting their friends in the west.

Meanwhile, in the garden, Fredrik and Carl-Magnus reflect on how difficult it is to be annoyed with Desiree, agreeing " It Would Have Been Wonderful " had she not been quite so wonderful.

Meanwhile, on 22 June, Marlborough's forces linked up with Baden's Imperial forces at Launsheim.

Meanwhile, in 1868 Morisot became acquainted with Édouard Manet.

Meanwhile, Haman is again offended by Mordechai and consults with his friends.

Meanwhile, about 100 miles south of Queenstown, U-27, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Bernard Wegener, stopped the British steamer Nicosian in accordance with the rules laid down by the London Declaration.

Meanwhile, with the advent and popularity of the MP3, sales of CDs began dropping in the 2000s.

Meanwhile, many armies are experiencing a backlash against carbines and lighter rifles in general, and are equipping selected soldiers, usually called Designated Marksmen, or DM, with higher power rifles.

Meanwhile von Salza had to abandon his hope to establish an Order's State in the Burzenland region of Transylvania, which had led to an éclat with King Andrew II of Hungary.

Meanwhile, in the USA, cheerleading accounted for 65. 1 % of all major sports injuries to high school females, and to 66. 7 % of major sports injuries to college students from 1982 to 2007, with 22, 900 minors being admitted to hospital with cheerleading-related injuries in 2002.

Meanwhile, German tanks were continuously upgraded with better main guns, in addition to other improvements.

Meanwhile, Dr. Boylston had inoculated 242 people, with only six resulting in death.

Meanwhile, Columbia University's liberal faculty members became disenchanted with the university president's ties to oilmen and businessmen, including Leonard McCollum, president of Continental Oil ; Frank Abrams, chairman of Standard Oil of New Jersey ; Bob Kleberg, president of King Ranch ; H. J. Porter, a Texas oil producer ; Bob Woodruff, president of Coca-Cola ; and Clarence Francis, General Foods chairman.

Meanwhile, Debussy was having one of his first major successes with in 1902, leading a few years later to ‘ who-was-precursor-to-whom ’ debates between the two composers, in which Maurice Ravel would also get involved.

Meanwhile, the U. S. judicial system reviews not only the legislative enactments, but also the administrative decisions of the many agencies dealing with environmental issues.

Meanwhile, the Faroese economy was growing with the introduction of large-scale fishing.

Meanwhile on Usenet, Mark Horton had started a series of " Periodic Posts " ( PP ) which attempted to answer trivial questions with appropriate answers.

Meanwhile, the synchronization gear ( called the Stangensteuerung in German, for " pushrod control system ") devised by the engineers of Anthony Fokker's firm was the first system to see production contracts, and would make the Fokker Eindecker monoplane a feared name over the Western Front, despite its being an adaptation of an obsolete pre-war French Morane-Saulnier racing airplane, with a mediocre performance and poor flight characteristics.

Meanwhile, much pulp science fiction published during 1920s and 1930s carried an exaggerated view of masculinity along with sexist portrayals of women, a view subtly satirized by Stella Gibbons in Cold Comfort Farm ( 1932 ).

Meanwhile, play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz ( who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners ), and radio announcer John " Boog " Sciambi was replaced by Roxy Bernstein.

Meanwhile, it was learned the State Highway Department is very near being ready to issue the first $30 million worth of highway reconstruction bonds.

Meanwhile, Zhelyu Zhelev, a communist-era dissident from the new democratic party-Union of Democratic Forces, was elected President by the Assembly in 1990, and in 1992 won Bulgaria's first presidential elections and served as president until 1997.

Meanwhile, Sony first publicly demonstrated an optical digital audio disc in September 1976.

Meanwhile he had his first divorce.

Meanwhile Schleyer publishes a sketch of Volapük, the first constructed international auxiliary language to acquire a number of speakers.

Meanwhile, on 24 June, the Convention adopted the first republican constitution of France, variously referred to as the French Constitution of 1793 or Constitution of the Year I.

Meanwhile, Hermeticism and the Kabbalah would influence the creation of a mystical philosophy known as Rosicrucianism, which first appeared in the early 17th century when two pamphlets detailing the existence of the mysterious Rosicrucian group were published in Germany.

Meanwhile the Muslims for the first time began to organize, setting up the All India Muslim League in 1906.

Meanwhile, features that were first available with ISDN ( such as Three-Way Calling, Call Forwarding, Caller ID, etc.

Meanwhile, the Fust – Schöffer shop was the first in Europe to bring out a book with the printer's name and date, the Mainz Psalter of August 1457, and while proudly proclaiming the mechanical process by which it had been produced, it made no mention of Gutenberg.

Meanwhile, Armitage assigns them their first job: they must steal a ROM module that contains the saved consciousness of one of Case's mentors, legendary cyber-cowboy McCoy Pauley, nicknamed " Dixie Flatline.

Meanwhile, in November 2001 the U. S. military and its allied forces established their first ground base in Afghanistan to the south west of Kandahar, known as FOB Rhino.

Meanwhile, manager Tony La Russa began his first season with the Cardinals in tandem with a new ownership group.

Meanwhile, on 24 June the Convention adopted the first republican constitution of France, the French Constitution of 1793.

Meanwhile in 1974 the Reg Grundy Organisation created its first soap opera, and significantly Australia's first teen soap opera, Class of ' 74.

Meanwhile, a similar process has produced the first fully ordained bhikkhunis in Tibetan Buddhism, where only the novice ordination for bhikkhunis existed.

Meanwhile, the Bears became the first team in NFL history to shut out both of their opponents in the playoffs, beating the New York Giants 21-0 and the Los Angeles Rams 24-0.

Meanwhile, Packers kicker Don Chandler made four field goals, including three in the first half, while defensive back Herb Adderly has a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Meanwhile, the Raiders were forced to punt on their first two possessions.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting a 10-4 regular season record.

Meanwhile the Miami defense held the Minnesota offense to only 25 yards, six plays from scrimmage and one first down.

Meanwhile, the Broncos earned their first ever trip to the Super Bowl in team history by defeating the two previous league champions: the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-21, and the Oakland Raiders, 20-17, in the playoffs.