Alaric is most famous for his sack of Rome in 410, which marked a decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire.

Producer Phil Collinson marked the event with a sensational storyline in which the residents had to deal with a tragic accident and its aftermath.

The event marked the third time that New Zealand's top diplomat in Fiji has been expelled since the 2006 coup.

For example, the boundary between the Cretaceous period and the Paleogene period is defined by the Cretaceous – Paleogene extinction event, which marked the demise of the dinosaurs and many other groups of life.

This event marked the beginning of the browser's popularity decline, which led to its discontinuation in September 2008.

The 8. 2 ka event, an abrupt cold spell recorded as a negative excursion in the record lasting 400 years, is the most prominent climatic event occurring in the Holocene epoch, and may have marked a resurgence of ice cover.

This event marked the beginning of the period known as " Golden Liberty ", when the state was ruled by the " free and equal " Polish nobility.

The start of the period is marked by the major Triassic – Jurassic extinction event.

He believed it marked the beginning of an Anglo-German alliance, and ordered celebrations throughout Germany to mark the event.

The Miocene boundaries are not marked by a single distinct global event but consist rather of regional boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene.

In December 1952, a riot broke out in Casablanca over the murder of a Tunisian labor leader ; this event marked a watershed in relations between Moroccan political parties and French authorities.

Professor Colin Pillinger, head of the Beagle 2 project, was the Guest Speaker, and the event marked the first time Beagle 2 had been presented to the general public in the UK.

The start of the Oligocene is marked by a notable extinction event ; the replacement of European fauna with Asian fauna, except for the endemic rodent and marsupial families called the Grande Coupure.

Newton describes the event in his autobiography, An Authentic Narrative ( published 1764 ), and thereafter marked the anniversary of his conversion as a day of thanks-giving.

In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely, the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.

This event marked the end of Russia's first constitutional period, which was defined by the much-amended constitution adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1978.

The event marked the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol.

They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.

2007 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Fighting Fantasy, and to commemorate the event Wizard Books published a special hardcover edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain that used the original 1982 cover image and contained extra material such as the dungeon solution and a commentary on Fighting Fantasy by Livingstone.

While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the Space Age.

This event arguably marked a downturn in Daley's power and influence within the Democratic Party but, given his public standing, McGovern later made amends by putting Daley loyalist ( and Kennedy in-law ) Sargent Shriver on his ticket.

In 2011 the College celebrated its quincentenary, an event marked by a visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Celebrations took place to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the first such event in Canada since 1897, when Victoria marked her 60th year on the throne.

In commercial and retail situations manufacturers have included in the design a mechanism that allows an inward opening door to be pushed open outwards in the event of an emergency ( which is often a regulatory requirement ).

The opening ceremony of the L & MR, on 15 September 1830, was a considerable event, drawing luminaries from the government and industry, including the Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington.

The incidents were then used in Nazi propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland, the opening event of World War II.

Crow performed at the opening night of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, despite animal welfare experts urging her not to on account of alleged animal cruelty at the event.

After the advent of high-powered repeating rifles, single-shot rifles were primarily used for target shooting matches, with the first official match shooting event, opening at Creedmoor, Long Island in 1872.

For instance, the opening chapters of Louis Cha's works follow a certain pattern ; a tragic event occurs, usually one that costs the lives of the newly introduced characters, and then it sets events into motion that will culminate in the primary action of the story.

After the surprising opening of 1970 toward conservatives, and the still discussed proposal of the Historic Compromise, he published a correspondence with Monsignor Luigi Bettazzi, the Bishop of Ivrea ; it was an astonishing event, since Pope Pius XII had excommunicated the Communists soon after World War II, and the possibility of any relationship between communists and Catholics seemed very unlikely.

The opening night of Iolanthe was an occasion for what must have seemed a truly magical event in 1882.

The opening day is known as a unique event in the Netherlands.

Another type of opening featured announcements about a particular event, e. g. Coat A Sheep in Raspberry Jam Week, Immerse an Orangutan in Porridge Week, Smear A Traffic Warden in Bloater Paste For Asia Day, or something equally bizarre.

The decisive event was the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 ; six days by train brought a traveler from Chicago to San Francisco, compared to six months by ship.

After competing in his opening event, William is brought before Simon the Summoner and Peter the Pardoner.

In such an event, the two nostrils are no longer separated and form a single larger external opening.

There was the question of opening a second front to alleviate the German pressure on the Red Army, the question of mutual assistance – where both Britain and Russia were looking towards the United States for credit and material support and there was ceaseless tension between the United States and Britain since Washington had no desire to prop-up the British Empire in the event of an Allied Victory.

This event was followed by other cities opening their gates for the Watergeuzen, and soon most cities in Holland and Zeeland were in the hands of the rebels, notable exceptions being Amsterdam and Middelburg.

" He once rejected a small fee to compose a victory ode for the winner of a mule race ( it was not a prestigious event ) but, according to Aristotle, changed his mind when the fee was increased, resulting in this magniloquent opening: " Greetings, daughters of storm-footed horses!

The piece opens with footage of the opening ceremony from the Washington DC display and then moves to coverage of the Detroit event.

Following Busch's last 1995 event ( the Rams ' last home game prior to the opening of the now-Edward Jones Dome ), the Cardinals began a massive project to retrofit it into a baseball-only stadium.

A banquet was held for the grand opening and railway officials arrived on a special train to commemorate the event.

The opening of the Hialeah Park Race Track in 1925 ( which was nicknamed the " Grand Dame ") as a horse track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world famous park.

The incorporation was directly related to state law that prohibited clubs in unincorporated areas from staying open from midnight Saturday until Monday morning, which would negatively impact the gambling operations at the casino of the Shalimar Club, the opening of which " was the social event of 1947.

The skirmish is often cited as the opening event of the 1838 Mormon War.

Another major event in the history of Piedmont was the official opening of the Clearwater Lake Dam on Memorial Day, May 30, 1948.

'" The event included a festive opening ceremony on Friday evening and a weekend of historical tours and programs to honor the past and celebrate traditional life in Beemer.