In doing so the bulk of Liberals remained supporting the government, but two distinct Liberal groups had emerged within this bulk – the Liberal Nationals ( officially the " National Liberals " after 1947 ) led by Simon, also known as " Simonites ", and the " Samuelites " or " official Liberals ", led by Samuel who remained as the official party.

The Rattlers ' staff and roster was transferred to the new Toronto Nationals franchise ; however, the history, colors, and name of the Rattlers franchise remained in Rochester so that they could be used for a future MLL team.

The Rattlers ' staff and roster was transferred to the new Toronto franchise, named the Toronto Nationals ; however, the Rattlers ' history, team colors, and name remained in Rochester, thus allowing the Chicago Machine to be re-branded as the Rochester Rattlers in time for the 2011 season.

1962 – 63: With an aging team the Nationals were expected to fade, however with the scrappy play of Johnny Kerr the Nationals remained a strong contender finishing in 2nd place with a record of 48 – 32.

For example, on 16 August 2009, the Washington Nationals ' Ryan Zimmerman pinch-hit for second baseman Alberto Gonzalez and then remained in the game at third base, with previous third baseman Ronnie Belliard switching positions to play second base after the change.

Nevertheless, Guillén remained as a crucial ball player for the Washington Nationals.

The SAP remained in opposition with its Unionist allies until the unrest of the Great Depression forced Prime Minister James Hertzog of the Nationals to form a coalition government and on December 5, 1934 a merger which created the United South African National Party.

Though the CWHL and WWHL agreed on a format that would determine a national champion ( to be decided with each league sending its two best teams to the Esso Women's Nationals, with the intent that it would be split off as a separate tournament from the senior women's tournament in the future ), the Clarkson Cup remained unavailable — the Abby Hoffman Cup would be awarded in its place until the Clarkson Cup became available.

In Queensland, Nationals leader Lawrence Springborg advocated merger of the National and Liberal parties at a state level in order to present a more effective opposition to the Labor Party.

With the party now clearly marginalised as the third party on the fringe, with few distinct domestic policies, with a parliamentary party that was primarily a collection of individuals elected as much for themselves as for their party, and with the separate Liberal Nationals offering competition amongst Liberal inclined voters, Sinclair fought to make the Liberals once more a relevant force in British politics, taking up the issues of opposition to the continental dictatorships and working closely with Winston Churchill who was a backbencher at that time and generally shunned by his Conservative Party.

The shell-shocked Nationals worked at rebuilding the fragile coalition with the Liberals and adjusting to opposition after 32 years in office.

In opposition from 1972 to 1975, Nixon was a prominent figure in persuading his National Party colleagues to help pass Australian Labor Party legislation opposed by the Nationals ' coalition partner, the Liberal Party.

In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1953 – 54, when the league reached its smallest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league ( the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Royals / Kings, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and Nationals / 76ers ).

However, some historians have unearthed evidence in recent years that suggest those three races were run over the same course at Aintree and were regarded as having been Grand Nationals up until the mid-1860s.

Carter has the unique honor of being the first person to score a run in a World Series outside of the United States ( Game 3, 1992 World Series ) and the last person to do so ( Game 6, 1993 World Series ), a distinction that will remain in place until Toronto wins the American League pennant again ( in 1993 there were two Canadian teams, but the Montreal Expos never reached a World Series and exist today as the Washington Nationals ).

Sutton was a color commentator for the Washington Nationals on the MASN network until January 27, 2009.

This " Bjelkemander " was not overcome until the final defeat of the Nationals in 1989.

A previous entry added 1980 UChicago: Lucy Li and Alex Richardson, but APDA was not founded until January of 1981, and the Chicago tournament of 1981 was recognized as the first APDA Nationals.

Prigoff dominated the Nationals in the 1960s beating both Squires and Bacallao until he retired from the game in 1969.

Slipper was affiliated with the Liberal Party's Queensland division from 1993 until its merger with the Nationals ' Queensland division to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland in 2008, continuing to sit in the federal Liberal Party room until he became an independent upon his election as Speaker in 2011.

In addition the Liberal Nationals ( National Liberals from 1947-48 onwards ) also kept a semi-separate existence and didn't finally disappear until 1968-the last political legacy of what happened in the crisis of August 1931.

Alfred Ernest Brown CH MC ( 27 August 1881 – 16 February 1962 ) was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945.

Prisoners of War are covered by the Third Geneva Convention ( GCIII ) until and unless " their status has been determined by a competent tribunal ( GCIII Art 5 ) to be that of a non-combatant or an unlawful combatant, in which case they are covered by Fourth Geneva Convention ( GCIV ) unless they are " Nationals of a State which is not bound by the Convention are not protected by it.

This was also the last time the postseason was played in the nation's capital for the next 79 years until the Nationals made the playoffs

CKAC became the French radio flagship of the MLB Montreal Expos ( who became the Washington Nationals after the 2004 season ) in 1972 and broadcast post-season games in addition to all ( or in the last years, most ) Expos regular-season games until 2003, with legendary play-by-play host Jacques Doucet describing over 5, 500 games.

Spivey played for the Brewers in and, until he was traded on June 10, 2005, to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Tomokazu Ohka.

The Montreal Expos club played in Montreal from 1969 until 2004 when they moved to Washington, D. C. and became the Washington Nationals.

Speed's career started at the age of 10 in karting, his stint there lasting from 1993 until 2001, winning the SKUSA Super Pro Title for JM Racing driving a Tony Kart Swedetech Honda in 2000 2 IKF Grand Nationals driving a 6 year old kart, and 3 IKF regional titles.

The top draft choice of the Syracuse Nationals ( now the Philadelphia 76ers ) of the NBA, Barnett played with the team until 1961, when he jumped ship from the NBA to play in the American Basketball League ( ABL ) with the Cleveland Pipers, who were owned by George Steinbrenner, now New York Yankees owner.

Despite respectable performances in 1996 and 2003, the team never came close to contending again ; the team was purchased by Major League Baseball after the 2001 season, and would become the focus of contraction rumors until the team was moved to Washington, D. C., to become the Washington Nationals after the 2004 season.

It wasn't until June 14 that the Nationals star 3rd baseman came back to play against the Cardinals.

In 1987, TNN began tape-delayed coverage of the Nationals until 1994, when it began its live coverage.

SMBL Elks Away JerseyElks Baseball CapsThe Saskatchewan Major Baseball League was the highest level of collegiate summer baseball played in Saskatchewan up until the year 2000 when the name was changed to the Western Major Baseball League. Other teams included the Regina Red Sox, Moose Jaw Astros, Kindersley Royals, Saskatoon Liners, Eston Ramblers, Saskatoon Nationals, Oyen Prohghorns, and the Unity Cardinals.

The park's name echoes the original name of the early-1900s ballpark used by the Washington Senators / Nationals, which was called National Park until it was rebuilt and renamed Griffith Stadium.

By 1996, ACF Nationals was attracting 40 teams, and appeared to be healthier than ever.

The Liberals had won a majority in their own right in the 1996 election, leaving the Nationals in a much weaker position compared to previous Coalition governments.

The stadium was home for a number of major professional sports teams, including the NFL's Washington Redskins ( 1961 through 1996 ; moved to FedExField in suburban Maryland ), the American League's Washington Senators ( 1962 through 1971 ; moved to Arlington, Texas and renamed Texas Rangers ), and the National League's Washington Nationals ( 2005 through 2007 ; moved to Nationals Park ).

The first 100 boat Nationals fleet was at Howth near Dublin in 1996 and attendance at the Nationals is regularly over 80 boats.

Hernández has played for the Florida Marlins ( 1996 – 1999 ), the San Francisco Giants ( 1999 – 2002 ), the Montreal Expos ( 2003 – 2004 ), the Washington Nationals ( 2005 – 2006, 2009 – 2011 ), the Arizona Diamondbacks ( 2006 – 2007 ), the Minnesota Twins ( 2008 ), the Colorado Rockies ( 2008 ), and the New York Mets ( 2009 ).

They are a member of the Short-Season Class A New York-Penn League and have been a farm team of the Houston Astros ( 1996 – 2000 ), the Toronto Blue Jays ( 2001 – 2010 ), and Washington Nationals ( from 2011 ).

In 1996 he won the NCAA outdoor 5, 000m title and placed 10th at the Olympic Trials in that event ; the following year he improved to 2nd at the USATF Nationals ( behind Bob Kennedy ) and represented the USA at the 1997 World Championships.

Larry Anthony ( junior ) regained the seat for the Nationals in 1996, only to be defeated by Labor's Justine Elliot in 2004 -- the first time a member of the Anthony family had ever been unseated in an election.

Armed with her newly minted college degree, Kwiatkowski struck back with a strong performance at the 1995 U. S. Nationals, taking the lead after the short program and finishing third behind Nicole Bobek and Michelle Kwan, with a fall on a triple flip in the long program costing her a shot at the title ( see 1995 Nationals review article written the following year, " Kwiatkowksi is no kid at U. S. Championships " AP News, January 17, 1996 ).

Placing second in the 1996 Nationals behind Kwan assured Kwiatkowski a spot on that year's team, and she went on to place 8th at the Worlds in a scintillating performance which included a full arsenal of triple jumps.

In 1997 he won the title in his first full year of competition, after replacing Blaine Johnson, who had been killed at the 1996 US Nationals, while leading the top fuel championship, in the Johnson family-owned car.

* Scelzi was hired by Alan Johnson to replace his brother Blaine, killed in a crash at the U. S. Nationals in 1996.

The very first race Schumacher qualified for in his career was in 1996, at the MAC Tools U. S. Nationals, qualifying 16th.