Upon becoming king, Henry inherited a government severely weakened and degraded by the Wars of the Roses.

Upon becoming emperor he took the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus.

Upon becoming a student at Locke High School, Smith played on the basketball and baseball teams.

Upon graduation in 1982, Rampton worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a peace activist.

Upon his death in 79, he was succeeded by his eldest son Titus, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to be directly succeeded by his own son.

Upon becoming wealthy, Prinze took martial arts lessons from Robert Wall, a student of Bruce Lee, who appeared in Enter the Dragon and Return of the Dragon.

Upon the death of his father in 1828 and his becoming Viscount Melbourne, he moved to the House of Lords.

Upon becoming king in 1481, John II of Portugal set out on many long reforms.

Upon becoming Emperor, Marcian repudiated the embarrassing payments of tribute to Attila the Hun ( 434 – 453 ), which the latter had been accustomed to receiving from Theodosius II in order to refrain from attacks on the Eastern Empire.

Upon his return young Bolesławowic accepted the over-lordship of his uncle and gave up his hereditary claim to the crown of Poland in exchange for becoming first in line to succeed him.

Upon becoming Pope, one of Hormisdas ' first actions was to remove the last vestiges of the schism in Rome, receiving back into the Church those adherents of the Laurentian party who had not already been reconciled.

Upon graduating, Bashir studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, becoming a proficient violinist.

* Upon becoming ruler of Epirus, Phyrrhus allies himself with his brother-in-law, Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus.

Upon becoming Augustus in 305, Constantius launched a successful punitive campaign against the Picts beyond the Antonine Wall.

Upon becoming emperor he made his brother Valens his co-emperor, giving him rule of the eastern provinces while Valentinian retained the west.

Upon their arrival in New Amsterdam, Huguenots were offered land directly across from Manhattan on Long Island for a permanent settlement and chose the harbor at the end of Newtown Creek, becoming the first Europeans to live in Brooklyn, NY, then known as Boschwick, today known as Bushwick.

Upon becoming secretary he set up a special advisory group of DoD officials, known as the Vietnam Task Force, and he met with them almost every morning he was in the Pentagon.

Upon becoming king, Euric defeated several other Visigothic kings and chieftains in a series of civil wars and soon became the first ruler of a truly unified Visigothic nation.

Upon becoming king, Pelasgus was responsible for inventing huts, sheep-skin coats, and a diet consisting of acorns.

Upon legally becoming an Indiana Fifth-Class City in 1935, its first mayor and four city council members were elected ( three district members, and one at-large ).

Upon becoming World Champion, Petrosian campaigned for the publication of a chess newspaper for the entire Soviet Union rather than just Moscow.

Upon Wach's death before the lectures were delivered, Eliade was appointed as his replacement, becoming, in 1964, the Sewell Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions.

Upon its release, Marble Madness was commercially successful, becoming a profitable arcade game.

Upon matching the record of 26 kills held by America's top World War I ace, Eddie Rickenbacker, Foss was accorded the honor of becoming America's first " ace-of-aces " in World War II.

Upon Kennedy's death, President Johnson issued an executive order on November 29, 1963 to rename the LOC and Cape Canaveral in honor of Kennedy.

Upon its inauguration in January 1986, President Cerezo's civilian government announced that its top priorities would be to end the political violence and establish the rule of law.

Upon taking Kabul the Taliban tortured ex-communist President Najibullah and his brother to death and lynched their dead corpses publicly.

Upon the Prime Minister's nomination, the President also appoints, under the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers ( 13 ministries ), as well as a number of other top civil servants and the judges for all courts.

Upon the death of Friedman, Harvard President Lawrence Summers called Friedman " The Great Liberator " saying "... any honest Democrat will admit that we are now all Friedmanites.

Upon Council of Ministers recommendation, President authorizes mobilization, operation and use of Nepal Army.

Upon reaching Asunción during his 1958 tour of Latin America, Vice President Richard Nixon praised Stroessner's Paraguay for opposing communism more strongly than any other nation in the world.

Upon the death or resignation of the President, the President of the Senate acts as interim president.

Upon assuming office in 1981, U. S. President Ronald Reagan condemned the FSLN for joining with Cuba in supporting Marxist revolutionary movements in other Latin American countries such as El Salvador.

Upon her return to Marion, Mrs. Harding hired a number of secretaries to collect and burn President Harding's personal papers.

Upon Arafat's death, PLC Speaker Rawhi Fattouh succeeded Arafat as interim President of the PNA.

Upon arrival at the Salt Lake Valley, President of the Church Brigham Young is recorded as stating, " This is the right place, drive on ".

Upon his return to Italy in 1771, Zuccarelli was soon afterward elected President of the Venetian Academy.

) Upon entering office, President Woodrow Wilson segregated the United States Navy.

Upon this finding by the Congress, Section 4 states that the Vice President would " continue " to be Acting President.

Upon passage of the new GI Bill President George W. Bush stated " Our nation has no greater responsibility than to support our men and women in uniform-especially because we're at war ," ... " This bill shows the American people that even in an election year, Republicans and Democrats can come together to support our troops and their families ," which highlighted that the new GI Bill had been overwhelmingly supported by both parties in the U. S. Congress.

Upon passing the GI Bill extension President Obama stated his support of the fighting forces of the United States by saying ; " Over the last eight years, they have endured tour after tour of duty in dangerous and distant places ," ... " They've experienced grueling combat, from the streets of Fallujah to the harsh terrain of Helmand province.

Upon visiting the establishment, Amos Kendall wrote to President Van Buren that he found Johnson " happy in the inglorious pursuit of tavern keeping – even giving his personal superintendence to the chicken and egg purchasing and water-melon selling department ".

Upon seizing power from David Dacko in 1981, the current President André Kolingba had declared amnesty for all misdemeanours committed during the tenure of his predecessors.

Upon confirmation regarding the completion of the accidental attack on Moscow, the President realizes the severity of the situation and seeks a resolution to the matter that will avoid reprisal from the Russians and, ultimately, an all-out nuclear holocaust.

Upon the approval of President Truman in 1950 of the Savannah River Site for the production of hydrogen bombs, the U. S. government forced 6, 000 people in the surrounding area to move.