And, like many of you here present, I hold as the highlight of all, the occasion of my first meeting with the honorable Speaker of the House.

" Gerrit Rietveld: A Centenary Exhibition " at the Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, in 1988 was the first comprehensive presentation of the Dutch architect's original works ever held in the U. S. The highlight of a celebratory “ Rietveld Year ” in Utrecht, the exhibition “ Rietveld ’ s Universe ” opened at the Centraal Museum and compared him and his work with famous contemporaries like Wright, Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.

His English-language works utilize primarily Afrikaner characters and highlight the many contradictions in Afrikaner society during the first half of the twentieth century.

* 1915 – Henry James becomes a British citizen, to highlight his commitment to England during the first World War.

One highlight of the season occurred on Father's Day, when Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game against the New York Mets, the first in Phillies history.

The first publications in 1967 – 72, were folded tabloid newspaper format, no staples with black ink text, and a single color highlight that changed each edition.

The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.

A Giants highlight came in 1963 when Jesús Alou joined the team, and along with Felipe and Matty formed the first all-brother outfield in Major League history.

Grace produced his season's highlight in the South v North match at The Oval when he made his highest career score to date of 268, having been dismissed by Jem Shaw for nought in the first innings.

During her first talk to the workers, Maria uses the story of the Tower of Babel to highlight the discord between the intellectuals and the workers.

Barthez was an integral part of his national team's inaugural triumph which also made it the first time in 20 years that a host had won the World Cup ; the highlight being a 3 – 0 clean sheet against defending champions Brazil in the finals.

Yearly on the first Sunday of August the " Schelleksfeesten " are celebrated with highlight a giants-parade with international giants and showbands.

" A highlight of this time was the first Rose Bowl being broadcast on January 1, 1923 on the Los Angeles station KHJ.

The scientific renaissance had begun to highlight the importance of academic study, so Prince William founded the first Dutch university in Leiden, to give the Northern Netherlands an institution that could educate its citizens for religious purposes, but also to give the country and its government educated men in other fields.

The highlight of his tour was the Fifth Test at Trent Bridge when he and Geoff Marsh became the first pair to bat throughout a day's play of Test cricket in England, amassing 301 runs.

The first video was presented as a highlight reel of past Ryder Cups, but reportedly showed only Americans.

In 1994, working in cooperation with the emergency response agencies of Covington, KY, 911 Mapping Systems, Inc. founded in 1992 by Robert Graham Thomas Jr., implemented the first real-time on-screen E911 street map display to highlight the caller's position, nearest available emergency responders and other relevant information such as fire hydrants, hazardous materials and / or other data maintained by the city.

However, she finished her year with a highlight, winning her first Virginia Slims Championships since 1989 by beating Sánchez Vicario in the final despite needing painkillers for a back injury.

In 2003, the Wright Flyer was a highlight, and a replica designed to fly on the 100th Anniversary of the first flight was granted its flying certification by the Federal Aviation Administration during the show.

A largely ignored highlight in this period was Wednesday's achievement in the First Division in the 1960 – 61 season, when Tottenham Hotspur became the first club since Aston Villa in 1897 to complete the ' double ' – winning the FA Cup and the league in the same season.

The first movement is the highlight of the symphony and features horns answered by cors anglais over a walking bass line.

One important highlight of the first half of 1984 took place on May 4, when Jim Deshaies pitched the club ’ s first no-hitter against the Columbus Astros in the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader.

Both reached England on bombing raids by 1915, forcing the British to create extensive defense systems including some of the first anti-aircraft guns that were often used with searchlights to highlight the enemy machines overhead.

A highlight of the season was a 22 – 0 victory over the New York Yankees on August 31, one of the worst defeats suffered by the Yankees in team history.

The game was tied in the ninth inning by a triple by Tony Gwynn, Jr. in a highlight reel play that was repeated often during the 2007 post season.

According to the NFL's highlight film for the game, the 49ers had discovered Wersching's ability to effectively use the squib during their 1981 season opener when a leg injury kept him from fully powering into the football.

Throughout much of the 1990s Glen Jakovich was regarded as the premier Center half back in the AFL, and his battles with Carey were a talking point and a season highlight whenever the Eagles and Kangaroos met.

Despite this turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish twelfth at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4-4 home draw against Arsenal which saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim a point.

The highlight of the 1975 – 76 season had no bearing on the season standings.

The highlight of the season was a 6 – 3 win over Manchester United at the Dell in October, when both his signings scored twice.

Prophetstown also hosts a Lighted Christmas Parade as the highlight of the start of the holiday season the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

" Dormont Day ," the annual Fourth of July park-wide event, is the highlight of the summer season and features all day family entertainment beginning with the 8: 00 a. m. Twenty-One Gun Salute and culminating with one of the most spectacular fireworks displays for a community of this size.

The annual Lions Club sponsored Fall Festival is the highlight of community fun for the fall season when the town's majestic mountains begin the changing of the colors of the leaves for fall.

The annual Lions Club sponsored Fall Festival is the highlight of community fun for the fall season when the town's majestic mountains begin the changing of the colors of the leaves for fall.

Cowboys consider performing in front of over 20, 000 fans daily to be the highlight of the rodeo season.

A highlight of de Waart's final season, 1984 – 85, was four sold-out performances of Mahler's eighth symphony, utilizing the Symphony Chorus, the Masterworks Chorale, the San Francisco Boys Chorus, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.

The symbolism of violet, white, green, red, gold, black, rose and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.

During the second season he then changed his character's last name to Katsopolis to highlight his Greek heritage, according to Jeff Franklin.

These matches are usually the highlight of the season for both sets of supporters, and always attract large attendances.

The Schools National Championships are the highlight of the season for school players across the country.

The highlight of his troubled four-year-old season was winning the 1¼-mile, US $ 1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in October against Evening Attire and The Cliff's Edge.

In addition to matches against all the major national sides a highlight of the Newport season was the annual match against the Barbarians, ensuring that the Newport fans enjoyed watching world-class players to supplement the Welsh internationals who were a common feature of the ' Black and Ambers '.

However, the biggest highlight of the season may have occurred off the field as regular season attendance in 2005 averaged 30, 196 fans per game, an increase of 17 % over the 2004 average of 25, 813.