From the east to the west coast of the Korean peninsula was a strip of land in which fear-filled men were at that same moment furtively crawling through the night, sitting in sweaty anticipation of any movement or sound, or shouting amidst confused rifle flashes and muzzle blasts.

Atanasoff and Clifford Berry's computer work was not widely known until it was rediscovered in the 1960s, amidst conflicting claims about the first instance of an electronic computer.

By 16: 00, with the enemy troops besieged in Blenheim and Oberglau, the Allied centre of 81 squadrons ( nine squadrons had been transferred from Cutts ' column ), supported by 18 battalions was firmly planted amidst the French line of 64 squadrons and nine battalions of raw recruits.

Suetonius, however, with wonderful resolution, marched amidst a hostile population to Londinium, which, though undistinguished by the name of a colony, was much frequented by a number of merchants and trading vessels.

After its brick-by-brick relocation to Stanley, the site was sold by the Government for " only HK $ 1 billion " in August 1982 amidst growing concern over the future of Hong Kong in the run-up to the transfer of sovereignty.

:" This Gautbert, who at his consecration received the honoured name of the apostle Simeon, went to Sweden, and was honourably received by the king and the people ; and he began, amidst general goodwill and approval, to build a church there --" ( Chapter XIV )

She was then presented for the people's acceptance, amidst a deafening noise of organs, fifes, trumpets, drums, and bells.

Louis XVI ascended to the throne amidst a financial crisis ; the state was nearing bankruptcy and outlays outpaced income.

In August 2008, the appointment of Leung Chin-man as deputy managing director and executive director of New World China Land, subsidiary of New World Development, was greeted with uproar amidst widespread public suspicion that job offer was a quid pro quo for the favours he allegedly granted to NWD.

His plot failed in a matter of days, Jane Grey was beheaded, and Mary I ( 1516 – 1558 ) took the throne amidst popular demonstration in her favour in London, which contemporaries described as the largest show of affection for a Tudor monarch.

Of the administrative structures established under the 1898 Local Government Act, the only type to have been completely abolished was the Rural District, which was rendered void in the early years of the Irish Free State amidst widespread allegations of corruption.

An African prefecture, centered in Carthage, was established in April 534, but it would teeter on the brink of collapse during the next 15 years, amidst warfare with the Moors and military mutinies.

The terrible Jean de Wert was brought to Paris, amidst great rejoicings from the country people.

Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik was sworn in as President of the Maldives on 7 February 2012, in connection to the resignation of President Nasheed amidst weeks of protests and demonstrations led by local police dissidents who opposed Nasheed ’ s 16 January order for the military to arrest Abdulla Mohamed, the Chief Justice of the Criminal Court.

Jobs was intrigued by Berg's concept of a workstation and contemplated starting a higher education computer company in the fall of 1985, amidst increasing turmoil at Apple.

It was his opportunity to force the acceptance of his decree amidst a chaotic election of three men for emperor:

Thynghowe, an important Danelaw meeting place where people came to resolve disputes and settle issues, was lost to history until its rediscovery in 2005-06 by local history enthusiasts amidst the old oaks of an area known as the Birklands.

Chandler's practice was in London's Rotherhithe amidst the squalor endured by the Dickensian poor.

On 30 July 1980, amidst the brief Coconut War, the Republic of Vanuatu was created.

Maintaining supplies of gas and electricity proved difficult ; constant electricity was not restored until 1996 amidst the chaos of the badly instingated and planned transition to a market based economy.

Three days after the speech, on 23 April, as the Race Relations Bill was being debated in the House of Commons, 1, 000 dockers marched on Westminster protesting against Powell's " victimisation ", and the next day 400 meat porters from Smithfield market handed in a 92-page petition in support of Powell, amidst other mass demonstrations of working class support, much of it from trade unionists, in London and Wolverhampton.

Shortly thereafter, in early September 1980, Gierek was replaced as by Stanisław Kania as General Secretary of the party by the Central Committee, amidst much social and economic unrest.

Blue Throat was slumped with his back against the bar, elbows supporting his massive frame.

It began in the morning, and very quickly the hemorrhage was a massive one.

Despite the rejection of the traditional accounts on many points of detail, as late as 1948 it was still possible to postulate a massive and comparatively sudden ( beginning in ca. 450 ) influx of Germans as the type of invasions.

He was freshly shaved, and if there had been any alcohol in him we could never have missed detecting some scent of it on the massive gusts of his laughter.

There was no confirmation of such massive assaults from independent sources.

all over the country a massive shield of prayer was thrown around him.

Once this was over, a massive development cooperation in the field of health and education brought in numerous civil personnel from Cuba.

In December 1988, the second largest city in the republic, Leninakan ( now Gyumri ), was heavily damaged by a massive quake that killed more than 25, 000 people.

Economic requirements triumphed over environmental considerations when the Soviet-era Nairit plant was reopened in January 1992 after being closed in 1989 because of the massive air pollution it caused.

As a tyrannosaurid, Albertosaurus was a bipedal predator with tiny, two-fingered hands and a massive head with dozens of large, sharp teeth.

The massive skull of Albertosaurus, perched on a short, S-shaped neck, was approximately 1 metre ( 3. 3 ft ) long in the largest adults.

He knew little about the technical details of the space program, and was put off by the massive financial commitment required by a manned Moon landing.

The site was abandoned soon after the city's massive walls were constructed, its temple rebuilt and its grain production reorganised.

Soon after the palace was constructed, a Cyclopean massive circuit wall was built, 760 meters long, up to 10 meters high, and ranging from 3. 5 to 6 meters thick.

This massive text, which Roger Bacon would later sarcastically describe as weighing as much as a horse, was unfinished at his death ; his students, William of Middleton and John of Rupella, were charged with its completion.

The town changed very little over the years, until 1968 when the large scale mining of kaolin, bauxitic kaolin, and bauxite was begun by Mulcoa, Mullite Company of America, which turned of scrub oak wilderness into a massive mining and refining operation.

The strategic position, to wit the high bank of the Waal — which offered an unimpeded view far into Germania Transrhenana ( Germania Beyond the Rhine )— was recognized first by Drusus, who built a massive fortress ( castra ) and a headquarters ( praetorium ) in imperial style.

A further massive transfer of Bastarnae was carried out by emperor Diocletian ( ruled 284-305 ) after he and his colleague Galerius defeated a coalition of Bastarnae and Carpi in 299.

Nelson's plan, shaped through discussion with his senior captains during the return voyage to Alexandria, was to advance on the French and pass down the seaward side of the van and centre of the French line, so that each French ship would face two British ships and the massive Orient would be fighting against three.

At 22: 00 the fire reached the magazines and the Orient was almost completely destroyed by a massive explosion.

The idea of a body so massive that even light could not escape was first put forward by geologist John Michell in a letter written to Henry Cavendish in 1783 of the Royal Society:

He later developed plans for massive, independent tank operations, which he claimed was subsequently studied by the German military.

Guderian's leadership was supported, fostered and institutionalized by his supporters in the Reichswehr General Staff system, which worked the Army to greater and greater levels of capability through massive and systematic Movement Warfare war games in the 1930s.

In the non-USSR annexed portion of Poland, less than a third of Poland's population voted in favor of massive communist land reforms and industry nationalizations in a policies referendum known as " 3 times YES " ( 3 razy TAK ; 3xTAK ), whereupon a second vote rigged election was held to get the desired result.