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The Red Wings have not used any alternate logos or uniforms since the trend became popular in the 1990s, the sole exceptions were select games of the 1991 – 92 season commemorating the league's 75th Anniversary, and for a commemorative game in 1994 at Chicago Stadium.
When British women participated in World War I, they became familiar with masculine clothing, and were considered patriotic for wearing uniforms and pants.
Education was transformed, under Lenin, the education system took allowed relaxed discipline in schools that became based upon Marxist theory, but Stalin reversed this in 1934 with a conservative approach taken with the reintroduction of formal learning, the use of examinations and grades, the assertion of full authority of the teacher, and the introduction of school uniforms.
They became the first NFL team to wear all-black uniforms in a week 5 road game against the Carolina Panthers, and again in weeks 16 and 17 in home games against the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers ; the Saints were outscored 78-10 in the final two contests to end a 7-9 campaign.
After the civil war, policing became more para-military in character, with the increased use of uniforms and military ranks.
), while their feldgrau uniforms became largely indistinguishable from those of the Heer, save for the insignia.
In 2009, the Phoenix Mercury became the first professional basketball team to feature advertisements on their uniform when they sold an ad to LifeLock Insurance on the front of their jerseys, leading many people to wonder if ads on NBA uniforms were coming soon.
The general was Custer's introduction to the world of extravagant uniforms and political maneuvering, and the young lieutenant became his protégé, serving on Pleasonton's staff while continuing his assignment with his regiment.
One very different pattern was the one followed by Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and Kim Il-sung's regime in North Korea, both of which began as one-party states, but over the course of their existence turned into military dictatorships as their leaders donned uniforms and the military became closely involved in the government.
He soon acquired the nickname " Gentleman Johnny " and became well known for his stylish uniforms and general high living which saw him run up large debts.
However, as technology changed, so did the uniforms as actual sweaters absorbed too much moisture and became weighed down and bulky throughout the course of a game.
During the Second Boer War, the British forces became known as Khakis because of their uniforms.
The trousers known as " khakis ", which became popular following World War II, were initially military-issue khaki twill used in uniforms and were invariably khaki in color.
Emblematic of the change, the Hotfoot teams donned their U. S. uniforms and became White Star Mobile Training Teams.
A slightly modified version of the suit, adapted for combat, formed the basis for National Revolutionary Army army uniforms leading up through the Second Sino-Japanese War, although during the 1930s, as German military advice and assistance to the National Government waxed, the formal military uniform in the professional elements and ranks essentially became that of Weimar and then Nazi Germany ( including the famous helmet ).
The band became known for their onstage costumes ( initially nurse uniforms with large red hearts sewn on ) as well as their homemade t-shirts and other merchandise.
The event was held off-campus for the first time in 1975, at the King Edward Hotel, and after 1976, when the Cadet Corps was disbanded, school uniforms replaced military attire, rock bands played, and The Batt became more of a spring prom.
The fabric soon became a popular material for military uniforms, and, in the United States following World War II, as veterans returned to college campuses, it became popular in casual dress as well.
A modified version of those uniform became the full-time home and away uniforms in 2009.
The uniforms were introduced in 1966 to 1971 and became an instant hit.
This commemorated the 57 years of continuous service by the 38th Foot in the West Indies from 1707 to 1764, and recalled the fact that their uniforms became so threadbare during their service in the tropics that they had to be repaired with pieces of sacking.
The hats became part of the uniforms worn by policemen and postmen ( to give them the appearance of authority ); since these people spent most of their time outdoors, their hats were topped with black oilcloth.
He soon became involved in a virulent dispute with historian Nicolae Iorga, when the latter issued harsh criticism regarding Carol's January 1939 initiative to dress large sections of the society, including Romanian Academy members, in various uniforms ( a measure backed by Călinescu ); Iorga remarked with irony: " I'm prepared to wear the FRN uniform, but allow me to wear a speared helmet on my head, on which to place is, to Impalement | impale the Minister of the Interior ".

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Despite general agreement that the rainbow uniforms identified with the team had become tired ( and looked too much like a minor league team according to the new owners ), the new uniforms and caps were never especially popular with fans.
The bands dressed in suits, and even uniforms, a practice associated with the modern popular music that rhythm and blues performers aspired to dominate.
Spring and early summer parade marching ( or street marching ) is popular in the northern midwest and Upstate New York, where temperatures are moderate enough for students to march distances in standard uniforms.
On May 17, 2007, a concert in Zagreb by Thompson, a popular Croatian singer, was attended by 60, 000 people, many of them wearing Ustaše uniforms.
Traditional uniforms remain common in the Third World, but in Western Europe and North America, so-called " scrubs " or tunics have become more popular.
Because school uniforms are a popular fetish item, second-hand sailor outfits and other items of school wear are brokered through underground establishments known as burusera, although changes to Japanese law have made such practices difficult.
Because school uniforms are a popular fetish item, second-hand sailor outfits and other items of school wear are brokered through underground establishments known as burusera, although changes to Japanese law have made such practices difficult.
The anniversary uniforms proved so popular that they inspired the team to return to the old logo and color scheme full time in the 2009 – 10 season, with red away uniforms completing the ensemble.
It was dropped following the season as the team went to a modified name, new uniforms, and color scheme ; however, this popular jersey influenced the design of the new jerseys for 2006 – 07.
The Mid-Ulster Brigade was also responsible for the Miami Showband ambush, in which three members of the popular Irish cabaret band The Miami Showband were shot dead at a bogus military vehicle checkpoint outside Newry by gunmen dressed in British Army uniforms.
In NASCAR, and other forms of automobile racing, the metal from the cars, the tires, the driver uniforms, and the crew uniforms are popular collectibles.
Skorts are popular in sports such as field hockey, tennis and golf, and are often part of girls ' athletic uniforms.
The team, known as the 228th Battalion or Northern Fusiliers, played wearing khaki military uniforms and was the league's most popular and highest scoring club until the regiment was ordered overseas in February 1917 and the team was forced to withdraw.
The festival is marked by Confederate flags, Confederate uniforms and hoop skirts, food of the American South with a Brazilian flair, and dances and music popular in the American South during the antebellum period.
For instance, the San Diego Chargers always wear their popular powder blue third jerseys at home against the Oakland Raiders, while the Houston Texans are known to wear their " Battle Red " third uniforms at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Pittsburgh Steelers are known to wear their throwbacks at home against the archrival Baltimore Ravens.
* San Diego Chargers – Reintroduced the popular " powder blue " Chargers uniforms from the 1960s as an alternate in 2002.
After decades of wearing the same uniforms, Major League Baseball teams began to experiment with numerous designs in the early 1970s, ranging from popular designs ( such as the Oakland Athletics ' pullover jerseys that most MLB teams later adopted ) and not so popular ( such as the Chicago White Sox wearing shorts, or the Cleveland Indians wearing all-red ).

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Krakow Boulevard was filled with black Nazi uniforms and the dirty brownish ones of their Auxiliaries.
They were stocky men, well fed and clean-shaven, with neat uniforms and sturdy boots.
Nothing in all the preceding years had had the power to bring me closer to a knowledge of profound sorrow than the breakup of camp, the packing away of my camp uniforms, the severing of ties with the six or ten people I had grown most to love in the world.
Shoals of tourists went by her in national groups -- English school girls in blue uniforms, German boys with cameras attached, smartly dressed Americans looking in shop windows.
The logo was redesigned with red and silver accents to depict a more powerful, aggressive falcon, which now more closely resembles the capital letter F. Although the Falcons still wore black helmets, the new uniforms featured jerseys and pants with red trim down the sides.
The Falcons also started wearing black cleats with these uniforms.
After the season ended, the Orioles showcased altered uniforms, with a circular ' Maryland ' patch added to the left-hand sleeve of all jerseys and the grey road jerseys displaying Baltimore across the chest for the first time since 1972.
This sudden influx of men led to a shortage of RIC uniforms, and the new recruits were issued with khaki army uniforms ( usually only trousers ) and dark green RIC or blue British police surplus tunics, caps and belts.
The Bengals have worn their black uniforms at home throughout their history, with some exceptions such as the 1970 season when the Bengals wore white at home for the entire season, and most of the 1971 season.
Each of the games ' most difficult modes replaces the male characters with female cheer squads that dress in western cheerleading uniforms.
In the late 1970s, Kerry Packer established the rival World Series Cricket ( WSC ) competition, and it introduced many of the features of One Day International cricket that are now commonplace, including coloured uniforms, matches played at night under floodlights with a white ball and dark sight screens, and, for television broadcasts, multiple camera angles, effects microphones to capture sounds from the players on the pitch, and on-screen graphics.
The first of the matches with coloured uniforms was the WSC Australians in wattle gold versus WSC West Indians in coral pink, played at VFL Park in Melbourne on 17 January 1979.
He promised this law would provide 250, 000 young men with meals, housing, uniforms, and small wages for working in the national forests and other government properties.
The association between the dictator and the military is a common one ; many dictators take great pains to emphasize their connections with the military and often wear military uniforms.
The game features a wide range of monsters, some of which are aliens, other mutated humans ( the LAPD has been turned into " Pig-cops ", a play on the derogatory term " pig " for police officers, with LARD emblazoned on their uniforms ).
Although the German government tried to issue as many of its members as possible with military uniforms of all sort, ranging from field gray to camouflage, these could not be provided to all its members, thus many members of the Volkssturm wore makeshift paramilitary uniforms or uniforms from their civilian jobs ( such as train conductors of the Reichsbahn ).
The Peruvian Dragoon Guard has throughout its existence worn French-style uniforms of black tunic and red breeches in winter and white coat and red breeches in summer, with red and white plumed bronze helmets with the coat of arms of Peru and golden epaulettes.
The Red Wings then added a patch to the left arm of their uniforms with the trio's initials.
This album brought a new look for Devo, who wore self-described " Utopian Boy Scout uniforms " topped with a plastic " New Traditionalist Pomp ," a plastic half-wig modeled on the hairstyle of John F. Kennedy.
At this time, uniforms were ordered in the club colours, black with a red sash, and have been worn in every game from 1890 to today.

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