The Indochina struggle was a war to stay out of in 1954, when Gen. Ridgway estimated it would take a minimum of 10 to 15 divisions at the outset to win a war the French were losing.

When he came to Baltimore, he was leaving a team which was supposed to win the National League pennant, and he was joining what seemed to be a second division American League club.

His visit to Warsaw, Poland, after the Russian journey in the summer of 1959 was expected to win the Polish vote which, in several cities, is substantial.

During his aggressive campaign to win his present position, Mr. Kennedy was vitriolic about this country's `` prestige '' abroad.

This was typical of such games, which were earnestly played to win and practically never wound up in an expression of good fellowship.

Ruth was a delinquent boy still, but he was in every way a great ball player who was out to win the game and occasionally risked a cracked bone to do it.

The club that overcame the worst start in a comparable period to win the pennant was New York's '51 Giants, who dropped 11 of their first 13.

Next to Leo Durocher, Dark taught Mays the most when he was a grass-green rookie rushed up to the Polo Grounds 10 years ago this month, to help the Giants win a dramatic pennant.

Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency, Lincoln, who had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House, supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.

Leila Lopes, Miss Angola 2011, was crowned Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil on 12 September 2011 making her the first Angolan to win the pageant.

Karpov was on record saying that he believed Spassky would easily beat him and win the Candidates ' cycle to face Fischer, and that he ( Karpov ) would win the following Candidates ' cycle in 1977.

When Ted Peate, England's last batsman, came to the crease, his side needed just ten runs to win, but Peate managed only two before he was bowled by Harry Boyle.

Though the team did not win, the urn containing the ashes was sent ( could mean presented ) to him just before leaving Melbourne .”

The First Test at Lord's was convincingly won by Australia, but in the remaining four matches the teams were evenly matched and England fought back to win the Second Test by 2 runs, the smallest victory by a runs margin in Ashes history, and the second-closest such victory in all Tests.

Labor was the first party in Australia to win a majority in either house of the Australian Parliament, at the 1910 federal election.

The Peace of Crépy in September 1544 deprived him of this employment, but he had won a considerable reputation, and when Charles was preparing to attack the Schmalkaldic League, he took pains to win Albert's assistance.

In 1843, Johnson was the first Democrat to run for, and win, election as the U. S. representative from Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and joined a new Democratic majority in the House.

When Tennessee seceded, though the vote did not win a majority in East Tennessee, Johnson was forced to flee from the state with armed security ; he was in fact the only Senator from the seceded states to continue participation in Congress.

As soon as he woke from the dream, the young Aeschylus began writing a tragedy, and his first performance took place in 499 BC, when he was only 26 years old ; He would win his first victory at the City Dionysia in 484 BC.

The 1971 team, centred around the skilled Welsh half-back pairing of Gareth Edwards and Barry John, secured a series win over the All Blacks.

Interestingly enough, Ptolemy XIII sent Pompey's head to Caesar in an effort to win his favor, but instead secured him as a furious enemy.

He secured the nominations and expected an easy win against hapless incumbent Mayor John P. O ' Brien.

This changed the momentum as South Africa secured wins in Durban and Cape Town, where Cronje scored his fourth test century, he was the first captain since W. G. Grace to win a three-match rubber after being one down.

To mention a few of the memorable milestones on the road to the scudetto: a decisive win against Juventus ( 2 – 0 ), with a goal scored by Elkjær after having lost a boot in a tackle just outside the box, set the stage early in the championship ; an away win over Udinese ( 5 – 3 ) ended any speculation that the team was losing energy at the midway point ; three straight wins ( including a hard fought 1 – 0 victory against a strong AS Roma side ) served notice that the team had kept its polish and focus intact during their rival's final surge ; and a 1 – 1 draw in Bergamo against Atalanta secured the title with a game in hand.

She secured a clear third place with a 21-move win over Shirov in her last game.

Before the start of the new 1999 – 2000 season, Ajax were beaten in their own stadium when Feyenoord won their second Dutch Super Cup title, after a free kick by Patrick Paauwe, which secured a 3 – 2 win.

Pierre van Hooijdonk, who had a superb season by scoring many goals from free kicks secured Feyenoord's win by scoring in the 90th minute equalizer before finishing PSV off by scoring the last goal in the penalty shoot-out.

In the 1741 general election his supporters secured an increase in votes in constituencies that were decided by mass electorates but failed to win in many pocket boroughs ( constituencies subject to the informal but strong influence of patrons ).

Chelsea won 1 – 0, with Bonetti making a brilliant last minute save to deny George Mulhall and maintain his side's promotion chances ; a 7 – 0 win over Portsmouth secured instant promotion back to the First Division.

Newcastle eventually secured a place in the 2012-13 Europa League with a 2-0 win over Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge, not only a historic match in NUFC history, but one of the most amazing goals in Newcastle and Premier League history was scored by Pappis Demba Cisse ( he scored both goals in the win ) guaranteeing participation in European League competition for the first time since 2004.

On April 8, 2009, the Columbus Blue Jackets secured the first Stanley Cup Playoff berth in the franchise's eight-year history with a 4-3 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

On 28 April 2012, a 4 – 0 home win over Coventry City secured the club's return to the Premier League.

In the second, Pelops, still unsure of himself ( or alternatively, Hippodamia herself ) and of the winged horses and chariot of divine provenance he had secured, convinced Oenomaus ' charioteer, Myrtilus, a son of Hermes, to help him win.

On 30 April 2011, QPR secured promotion to the Premier League with a 2 – 0 win over Watford FC.

After a club record five consecutive victories, Tromsø IL secured its place in the Premier League with a 1 – 0 home win over Viking FK in the second-to-last round of the season.

Martin Kaymer struck the putt that retained the cup for Europe and Francesco Molinari's halving of the 18th hole against Tiger Woods secured the final half-point to win the Ryder Cup outright.

In round fifteen, Hearns seemed to think he had the decision secured, and Benitez seemed to imagine he needed a knockout to win, so Hearns proceeded to use his jab for three more minutes and Benitez tried to avoid defeat by throwing quick combinations onto Hearns ' face to see if he could find the punch that would finally lay down The Hitman for good.

Winning the First Division title again that season meant that they secured qualification for the 1957 – 58 tournament, and their successful cup run in 1956 – 57 meant that they were one of the favourites to win it.

The win secured England a place in the playoff stage of the 2007 Under-21 European Championship qualifiers.

Ultimately though, Mayweather managed to adjust to Cotto's new rhythm of attacking in flurries and used his now-newly-tweaked counter-punching style to win a lot of the final rounds, in what people thought had secured Mayweather the decision victory.

Cardiff City were defeated in the semi-final before a 2 – 0 win against Brentford at the Millennium Stadium secured promotion.

In 1997 – 98, the relegation was avoided on the final day as goals from Martin Foyle, Jan Jansson and Lee Mills secured a 4 – 0 win over Huddersfield Town, at the expense of Manchester City and Stoke City.