Though not universally liked by the townspeople, the Earps tended to protect the interests of the town's business owners and residents, although Virgil's brother Wyatt helped keep a Cowboy from being lynched after he accidentally killed Tombstone Marshal Fred White.

Though the League of Nations ' intervention had officially ended the war, the Colombian government remained wary of the Peruvians, and decided to populate Leticia with people from Bogotá in order to ensure the town's loyalty to Colombia.

Though early settlers included French, Acadian, German, Danish and Irish, the town's culture and architecture is heavily influenced by the unusually large numbers of English that chose to settle there after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Though other industries, such as several garment manufacturing shops, came to Palmerton, the zinc company was the major employer for most of the town's history.

Though he lamented the incursion of freeways, high-rise towers, and chain stores as a devaluing of his beloved " city on golden hills ," he usually concluded that his adopted home town's beauty and character was sufficient to withstand any and all changes.

Though it was once known as Flinn's Crossroads, the origin of the town's current name is a subject of debate.

Though he has strong respect and admiration for Rosenfield's medical skills, and is seemingly not intimidated by Rosenfield's sarcastic manner, he has little tolerance or patience for Rosenfield's treatment of the town's citizens-most particularly his animosity towards Sheriff Truman ( which notably thaws over time ).

Though the origin of the name is uncertain, it has been speculated that the town was named in honour of Grover Cleveland's 1884 election as President of the United States, or for the town's mile marker on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Though the first two seasons ' opening credits of the original Flintstones series stated the town's population as only 2, 500 people ( though it did swell to 30, 000 in a dream sequence in the sixth season episode entitled " Rip Van Flintstone "), Bedrock was generally presented as a medium-sized American city, with all the amenities of such, but with a " prehistoric " twist.

Though early thermal weapons, such as Greek fire, have existed since ancient times, the first widely used explosive in warfare and mining was black powder, invented in 9th century China ( see the history of gunpowder ).

Though Latrobe proposed similar porticos before the fire in 1814, both porticos were built as designed by Hoban.

Though other light tanks were evaluated, the wheeled M1128 Mobile Gun System currently provides an armored 105mm gun platform that is lighter than a battle tank for fire support.

Though the fire was one of the largest U. S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began helped develop Chicago as one of the most populous and economically important American cities.

Though many on the front ranks still had shields, William ordered his archers to fire over the shield wall so that the arrows landed in the clustered rear ranks of the English army.

Though the attack failed, the Dutch in January 1665 allowed their ships to open fire on English warships in the colonies when threatened.

Though fire and water fight, humidity and warmth create all things ; that harmony ” ( Ovid – pg 15 ).

Though the county prosecutor declined to prosecute, the two employees sued and won a resulting civil suit against the fire department for false-light and malicious prosecution claims that totaled more than $ 1 million.

Though Big Horn is an unincorporated community, it has several civic organizations including the volunteer fire department, a non-denominational church, Women's Club, Lion's Club, and the Big Horn City Historical Society which boasts over 400 members nationwide.

Though the Moloch sacrifices have traditionally been understood to mean burning children alive to the god Moloch, some have suggested a rite of purification by fire instead, though perhaps a dangerous one.

Though not a " spit-and-polish " marine, Diamond proved himself an expert with both 60-and 81-mm mortars, his accurate fire being credited as the turning point of many battles on Guadalcanal.

" Though Maurizio Gucci wanted to fire Ford, Domenico de Sole insisted that he remain.

Though not immune to the effects of a sufficiently hot fire, the fire resistance of fiberglass, stone wool and ceramic fibers makes them common building materials when passive fire protection is required, being used as spray fireproofing, in stud cavities in drywall assemblies and as packing materials in firestops.

Though the fire practically destroyed the monument and left only the outer walls remaining, the church has since been rebuilt with a modern interior.

Though the fire was extinguished before it caught hold of the building, considerable smoke damage was done to one corner of the building around the monument to Cardinal Cullen, perhaps the most famous of all the nineteenth century Archbishops, and the first Archbishop of Dublin to be made a cardinal.

Though the board expressed no displeasure with Hoddle publicly, with Jez Moxey affirming his faith in the under fire manager, the season had been frowned on by both local media and the fan base.

Though the confrontation at Fort Texas lasted six days, with periods of heavy cannon fire, casualties were remarkably low.

Though Brooklyn was hit more than 20 times during the battle, she suffered only two casualties, while her return fire resulted in the deaths of most of Cervera's bridge crew and grave damage to the ship generally.

Though, to date, the Crown Victoria badge is still affixed to Police Interceptors equipped with the Street Appearance package for vehicles that require civilian styling ( undercover cars, office / city motor pool, fire departments, etc .).

Though in ill health, Albizu was arrested at once when Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irving Flores, unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and opened fire on the members of the Representatives of the 83rd Congress with the intention of capturing world wide attention to the cause of Puerto Rican independence on March 1, 1954.

Though it does not contain a hospital ( The nearest being equidistant in either Lindsay or Minden ), it does have an Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP ) station ; a fire hall with a single pumper ; a public school named Ridgewood P. S.

Though Jive Records did not push the album it gained infamy when radio station WSUC-FM ( 90. 5 ) of Cortland, NY was fined $ 23, 700 by the FCC for playing the song Yo Da-Lin In the Valley then the largest fine against a radio station.

Though practices differ by region and format, what follows is a typical arrangement in a North American urban commercial radio station.

Though other groups resettled the Banda Islands, the rest of Maluku remained uneasy under foreign control and after the Portuguese had a new trading station at Macassar there were native revolts in 1636 and 1646.

Though effectively a Chinese puppet-state, Korea's weakness was becoming increasingly apparent, and the Treaty of Jemulpo of 1882 gave the Japanese further right to station troops in Seoul in order to protect their legation.

Though the town is no longer connected to the rail network, the important station at Limerick Junction is nearby.

Though the channel 31 license was classified as commercial, WNYC-TV was operated as a non-commercial station.

Though the new PC retained ownership of some rights of way and station properties connected with the railroads, it continued to liquidate these and eventually concentrated on one of its subsidiaries in the insurance business.

Though Richard Jewell was hailed as a hero for his role in discovering the bomb and moving spectators to safety, four days after the bombing, and shortly after a brief, mistaken detainment of two juvenile persons of interest at the Kensington MARTA station, news organizations reported that Jewell was considered a potential suspect in the bombing.

Though not technically an SAP channel, television stations can also broadcast a " PRO " ( professional ) audio subcarrier which is used to communicate with station personnel, particularly those engaged in electronic news gathering.

Though the format of WKRP is Top 40, Johnny frequently refuses to play any songs off the station playlist, choosing instead to highlight album-oriented rock and old R & B favorites on his own show.

Though closed-off from the rest of the station, it was linked to the lift lobby and was tiled to match the other platforms.

Though in the 4th century there had briefly been a Roman signal station on Scarborough headland, there is evidence of much earlier Stone Age and Bronze Age settlements.

Though George creates new shows, including the kid-friendly but poorly named " Uncle Nutzy's Clubhouse " which he hosts, the workload and bad debt of the station get to him.

Though Q goads Picard into punishing the Bandi, Picard refuses, instead ordering the Enterprise to fire a vivifying energy beam onto Farpoint after the station is evacuated.

Though Mimico GO Station is nearby and GO Transit trains use track in the northern reaches of the neighbourhood, there is no active railway station in New Toronto.

Though relatively large, it lacks both a cafe and a petrol station.

Though this part of the route is on the alignment of the 1878 open cut, it was rebuilt in 1918 to 1920 to a four track line with an express station at Prospect Park, a local station at Parkside Avenue ( replacing the original station at Woodruff Avenue ) and another express station at Church Avenue.

Though part of a larger area traditionally called " Lankershim " after a Colonel of the same name — and with a Southern Pacific Railroad train station named " Lankershim " that also opened in 1893 across from the post office — Forman called his own ranch and the surrounding land " Toluca ".

Though the area near the railway station was subdivided in the 19th Century, development was slow and most houses in the suburb were not built until after the Second World War.