Originally presented with an opportunity to rock out Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 " From the New World " by their new stereophonic label, the band instead forged ahead to unify their own orchestral-based threads of a day in the life of a common man.

Originally presented as a true story, it detailed European Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in only three days in a gas balloon.

Originally presented in an upper room of City Hall, it moved to the Merchant's Exchange when that proved to be too small.

Originally, the trophy presented to the event's winner was the Challenge Belt, a red leather belt with a silver buckle.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording, the honor was presented to artists for eligible songs or albums.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, the award was first presented to Bob Dylan in 1980.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, the award was first presented to Bruce Springsteen in 1988 for the album Tunnel of Love.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, the award was first presented to Donna Summer in 1980.

Originally released as a French-language concept album, the first musical-stage adaptation of Les Misérables was presented at a Paris sports arena, the Palais des Sports, in 1980.

Originally, for the first several weeks, the company presented original improvised plays from outlines that had already created in a space in the back room of a bar near the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park.

Originally these programs were used to generate 35 mm slides, to be presented using a slide projector.

Originally, the position of the princeps was one of honor: he had the privilege of speaking first on the topic presented by the presiding magistrate.

Originally presented as the author's thesis ( master — Université de Montréal ), 1984, under the title: L ' architecture de la Banque de Montréal à la Place d ' Armes.

Originally hosted by Walt Disney himself, the series presented animated cartoons and other material ( some original, some pre-existing ) from the studio library.

Originally a play by Peter Morgan that was developed from a series of interviews, Frost / Nixon was presented both in London and on Broadway.

Originally called the Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet, the award was first presented to Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988 for the single " Make No Mistake, She's Mine ".

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording ( Vocal or Instrumental ), the award was first presented to Bill Monroe in 1989.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording, the award was first presented to Frankie Yankovic in 1986.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best New Age Recording, the honor was first presented to Swiss musician Andreas Vollenweider at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987 for his album Down to the Moon.

Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year, the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ).

Originally, He-Man was presented in drawings and wax sculptures to the Mattel executives as a barbarian, a soldier, and a spaceman.

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Video, Short Form, the award was first presented in 1984, as was a similar award for Best Long Form Music Video.

Originally known as John Craven's Newsround, it was mostly presented by John Craven between 4 April 1972 and 22 June 1989.

Originally presented as a Pas d ' action à trois with choreography by Samuil Andrianov in 1915 for a new production at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre of Marius Petipa's 1899 revival of Le Corsaire.

Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.

Originally, " galvanization " was the administration of electric shocks ( in the 19th century also termed Faradism, after Michael Faraday ).

Originally suggested in the 19th century, the hypothesis enjoyed wide acceptance among linguists into the mid 20th century.

Originally they were subdivisions of the royal administration, but from the 13th century A. D. they became self-governments of the nobles and kept this character until the 19th century when in turn they became modern local governments.

Originally, Fort Hare was a British fort in the wars between British and the Xhosa of the 19th century.

Originally there were two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde ( Eastern Scheldt ) and the Westerschelde ( Western Scheldt ) but in the 19th century the river was cut off from its eastern ( actually: northern ) branch by a dyke that connects Zuid-Beveland with the mainland ( North Brabant ).

Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the site into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Bytown was chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the Province of Canada.

Originally the settlement of Val Verde was a short-lived boom town built by Spanish settlers near a gold strike in the 19th century.

Originally settled in the early 19th century, Lake Villa was once a resort town where the affluent and many other tourists came to relax.

Originally, the area of Churubusco was made up of two towns founded in the 19th century by European Americans: Union ( in honor of the union victory of the Civil War ) and Franklin ( in honor of the founding father, Benjamin Franklin ) that bordered each other across a railroad track.

Originally the community was settled by Irish and German immigrants in the early 19th century.

Originally called Bourne's Island ( 1680 ), then Somervell's Island ( 1740 ), Solomons, also known as Solomons Island, takes its name from 19th century Baltimore businessman Isaac Solomon, who established a cannery there shortly after the Civil War.

Originally an attractive feature of the landscape, the Quequechan has seldom been visible since it was covered over by cotton mills and the Bay Colony Railroad line in the 19th century.

Originally a lumber town and port, Saugatuck, along with the adjacent city of Douglas became a noted art colony and tourist destination in the arts and crafts movement of the late 19th century.

Originally an important fur trading site in early years of French colonization, St. Ignace declined in importance by the early 19th century with changes in ruling classes and the regional economy.

Originally known as Roundabout ( for the river bends in the area ) and then as Wood's Landing, it was renamed in the 1870s for James R. Sayre, Jr. of Newark, co-owner of Sayre & Fisher Brick Company, one of the many companies that took advantage of the extensive clay deposits supported the brick industry from the early 19th century until 1970.

Originally established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, called Wrights Crossroads, the Reidsville community grew from a single home and inn owned by the family of Reuben Reid ( a local farmer, businessman, and justice of the peace who was the father of David S. Reid ) into a thriving farming community primarily supporting tobacco production and cigarette manufacturing.

Originally known as Lobelsville, Lobel established a trading post on the Buffalo River in the early 19th century expecting that it would become a trading route.

Originally named " Conroe's Switch ", the area saw an influx of residents in the late 19th century due to the lumber demands on the piney wood forest of the area.

Originally developed as a resort, a central portion of Bon Air has been designated as a National Historical District with many structures of Victorian design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Originally focussing on local waters ( the last whale in the Firth of Forth was caught in 1834 ) and on Icelandic waters, by the mid 19th century ships were travelling to the Antarctic.

Originally called Fulton Station, Edgerton was named after a 19th century businessman, Elisha W. Edgerton.

Originally, it belonged to a private house which was torn down at the end of the 19th century.

Originally an agricultural and market town, Chelmsford has been an important centre for industry since the 19th century.