On opening night ( 10 December 1896 ), with traditionalists and the avant-garde in the audience, King Ubu ( played by Firmin Gémier ) stepped forward and intoned the opening word, " Merdre!

On June 21, 2004, Space Ship One became the first privately funded aircraft to make a spaceflight, opening the possibility of an aviation market capable of leaving the Earth's atmosphere.

On Friday 6 August 2010 Woburn held a fundraising evening with extra activities and later opening times.

On its opening weekend, Braveheart grossed US $ 9, 938, 276 in the United States and $ 75. 6 million in its box office run in the United States and Canada.

On the opening date of Lollapalooza in 1995, Love notoriously got into a physical fight backstage with Kathleen Hanna and punched her in the face.

On 31 May 2010, the Coronation Street opening sequence was given a revamp.

On modern band and orchestral drums, the drumhead is placed over the opening of the drum, which in turn is held onto the shell by a " counterhoop " ( or " rim "), which is then held by means of a number of tuning screws called " tension rods " which screw into lugs placed evenly around the circumference.

On the Cowboys opening possession after 49ers punt, Romo found WR Jesse Holley on a 78 yard pass, which set up the game winning field goal by rookie kicker Dan Bailey.

On 20 November, he appeared in public to dedicate the opening of the circus beside his palace.

On the base of the statue were inscribed the opening words of the Scotland Act: " There Shall Be A Scottish Parliament ", a phrase to which Dewar himself famously said, " I like that!

The opening instrumental " Fire On High ", with its mix of strings and blazing acoustic guitars, saw heavy exposure as background music on CBS Sports Spectacular montages, though most viewers had no idea of the song's origins.

On the Eastern Front, Soviet fighter forces were overwhelmed during the opening phases of Operation Barbarossa.

On August 12, the Marlins only had one player from their opening day line-up, Jose Reyes, in the game's starting line-up.

The opening song, " Cattitude " can be heard on the national tour's website, along with two more, " On the Fence ," and " Going Home !".

" On average, opening a business took 204 days.

On these trips, he sought to engage with Canadians through various ceremonies and events ; he was keenly interested in his role as Chief Scout of Canada, and, in preparation for his kicking of the opening ball in the 1946 Grey Cup final, practised frequently on the grounds of the royal and viceroyal residence, Rideau Hall.

On the season finale on November 17, 2006, the group performed as an opening act for Public Enemy.

On March 4, 1987, Reagan returned to the airwaves in a nationally televised address, taking full responsibility for any actions that he was unaware of, and admitting that " what began as a strategic opening to Iran deteriorated, in its implementation, into trading arms for hostages.

On opening night, he experienced stage fright and stumbled over his line.

On April 15, 2008, she announced that in 2010 the foundation will be opening a museum devoted to Jackie in Lower Manhattan.

On March 12, 2012, Los Angeles Superior Court took opening statements on the case in which former-JPL employee David Coppedge brought suit against the Lab due to workplace discrimination and wrongful termination.

On the opening ceremony, in Taylor ’ s presence, the SCSL revealed their charge against Taylor which they had kept secret since March, and also issued an international arrest warrant for Taylor.

On the opening day, Bradman wildly hooked at Bill Bowes ' first ball ( a non-bodyline ball ) and was dismissed for a golden duck, leaving the entire stadium in shock.

On the fourth floor, he set up an X-shaped trading desk — designed to maximize his contact with traders and salesmen — from which he worked very long hours, invariably starting his day before 5 am Pacific ( 8 am Eastern, prior to the opening of the markets in New York ).

On December 20, 2010, Hester set an NFL record for most touchdowns on a punt or kickoff return with his 14th career return coming against the Minnesota Vikings.

On the ensuing kickoff, Vikings returner Charlie West fumbled the football, and Kansas City's Remi Prudhomme recovered it at Minnesota 19-yard line.

On television before the game, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath said, " If Miami gets the kickoff and scores on the opening drive, the game is over .".

On the opening kickoff of the second half, Minnesota's Bill Brown lost a fumble, and the Steelers recovered the ball at the Vikings ' 30-yard line.

On the second play after receiving the ensuing kickoff, Morton was intercepted again, this time by Dallas defensive back Benny Barnes at his own 40-yard line.

On the ensuing kickoff, video shows that Gerela slipped when trying to plant his foot, causing him to squib the ball, which bounced to Cowboy lineman Randy White at the 24-yard line.

On the Bengals first play after receiving the ensuing kickoff, Wright intercepted a pass from Anderson.

On the opening kickoff, 49ers rookie kick returner Derrick Harmon caught the ball too close to the sidelines and stepped out of bounds at the San Francisco 6-yard line.

On the Broncos ' first play after receiving the opening kickoff, quarterback John Elway faked a handoff, then spun around and ran in the opposite direction for a 10-yard gain to the Denver 34-yard line.

On the opening kickoff, a 15-yard facemask penalty on Chargers linebacker Doug Miller gave San Francisco the ball at their own 41-yard line.

On the ensuing kickoff, Pittsburgh surprised the Cowboys by executing a successful onside kick, with defensive back Deon Figures recovering the ball for Pittsburgh at their own 47-yard line.

On game day, an autograph session with the football student-athletes is held in Beaver Stadium, prior to kickoff of the Blue-White football intrasquad scrimmage game.

On October 23, 2006, Hank Williams Jr. shouted the catchphrase, live, on top of the " Cowboy star " at the 50-yard line of Texas Stadium before kickoff of the Dallas Cowboys game that evening.

On November 13, Governor Hoeven made his formal announcement and campaign kickoff with stops in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot.

On the ensuing kickoff the Storm couldn't field the ball off the nets and Stevie Thomas found himself in the very back of the endzone.

On the ensuing kickoff, the VooDoo fielded the ball off the net and found themselves looking at a long way to the endzone from their own one-yard line.

On his first NFL kickoff to start the strike-shortened 1982 season, Andersen twisted his ankle and missed eight weeks of the season.

On December 30, in the last game of the 2007 regular season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis scored two consecutive touchdowns on kickoff returns, the first for 97 yards and the second for 104.

On a kickoff, the single is scored only if the ball stays inbounds and is not run out of the zone, or if the defence puts the ball out of bounds in the end zone.

On the ensuing kickoff Edmonton returner Tony Tompkins scored a 96-yard touchdown, the longest kickoff return in Grey Cup history.

On special teams, he totaled four tackles and also had four kickoff returns for 89 yards, including a long of 35 yards.

On September 19, Mitchell had surgery on his left femur after suffering a fracture at the end of a kickoff return in the first quarter of a 42 – 24 win over Houston the same day.

On special teams, Branch led the Patriots with 36 kickoff returns for 863 yards and added two punts returns for 58 yards.