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Upon its discovery, the Philippine Eagle was first called the monkey-eating eagle because of reports from natives of Bonga, Samar, where the species was first discovered, that it preyed exclusively on monkeys ; from these reports it gained its generic name, from the Greek pithecus (" ape or monkey ") and phagus (" eater of ").
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Upon Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands broke its administrative links with Jamaica and opted to become a direct dependency of the British Crown, with the chief official of the islands being the Administrator.
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Upon the sudden appearance and massive popularity of Dungeons & Dragons from TSR, the company turned its attentions to role-playing games, seeking out and producing systems created by amateurs and freelancers.
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.
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Upon its revolt from the Hittites during the reign of Ammuna, it assumed the name of Kizzuwatna and successfully expanded northward to encompass the lower Anti-Taurus mountains as well.
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Upon reunification in 1990, the constitution was amended to state that Germany's territory had reached its full extent.
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Upon the death of the pro-western Emperor Manuel in 1180, the Kingdom of Jerusalem lost its most powerful ally.
Upon examining DNA from the moa, they believe that the kiwi is more closely related to its Australian cousins.
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Upon its initial VHS video release in 1993, it topped the charts for more than a month, selling over 2 million copies.
Upon his departure from the Middle East, Louis left a significant garrison in the city of Acre for its defence against Islamic attacks.
Upon its emergence in the early 17th century, the highland kingdom of Imerina was initially a minor power relative to the larger coastal kingdoms and grew even weaker in the early 18th century when King Andriamasinavalona divided it among his four sons.
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Upon discovery of the Nazi concentration camps, he ordered camera crews to document evidence of the atrocities in them for use in the Nuremberg Trials.
Upon this discovery, he leaped from his bath and went running naked through the streets shouting, " Eureka!
Upon the completion of the expedition the maps that were produced allowed the further discovery and settlement of this vast territory in the years that soon followed.
Upon discovery of the other propagation modes possible at medium wave and short wave frequencies, the advantages of HF for commercial and military purposes became apparent.
Upon discovery of the truth, Oedipus blinds himself and Jocasta hangs herself.
Upon discovery of the actual kidnappers, Ricci's widow issued a statement expressing relief at Smart's safe return and her husband's innocence.
Upon the discovery of his identity as Lukin, the Skull fakes his death, and initiates the second part of his plan: using Kronas Corporation's vast holdings to economically cripple the United States, before having S. H. I. E. L. D.
Upon this discovery, and after killing the captive family to eliminate any witnesses, the pair fled with around $ 42, a portable radio, and one pair of binoculars.
Upon its discovery several mining companies surged to the area and many mines opened.
Upon discovery of gold in the South Fork of the American River in 1848, thousands of gold seekers going west passed near the basin on their way to the gold fields.
Upon discovery that referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho participated in manipulating results, all matches he lead were played over again.
Upon the discovery that alcohol has a very strong soporific effect on the Masters-and that, unlike other incapacitating agents which are tried, is undetectable by them-the Resistance schedules simultaneous commando attacks on the cities.
Upon the package's discovery, NBC News handed the package over to federal authorities.
Upon discovery 19 years later they were processed and the slides were usable.
Upon its discovery by Spaniards, it was rapidly disseminated to other adequate climate areas of the world, to the point that 18th-century taxonomists mistook China for its place of origin and called it " Capsicum chinense "— the Chinese pepper.
Upon their discovery in the 1980s, gondwanatheres were initially thought to be xenarthrans — part of the same group as living sloths, armadillos, and anteaters — but later workers have favored affinities with multituberculates ( a diverse group of fossil mammals ) or left the relationships of the gondwanatheres open.
Upon discovery in 1998, Seahenge, which received its name from the press, who named it after the more famous prehistoric structure Stonehenge in Wiltshire, was picked up by the local and national media, inducing a great deal of publicity around its excavation.
Upon the discovery of new evidence, Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on 1 July 2011.
Upon making the discovery in 1952, they are said to have walked into the pub and declared, " We have found the secret of life ".
Upon discovery, MLB disallowed the votes.
Upon the discovery, the Canadian Government proposed another treaty that would clear the way for miners and development of the area.
Upon discovery of an associated plot against the persons of the consuls and other magistrates within Rome, Cicero arrested the conspirators, proposing to execute them without trial ( an unconstitutional act ).
Upon discovery by Wolfie and his comrades, Wolfie comes up with his revolutionary plan.
Upon their discovery, North Korea claimed that the tunnels were for coal mining ; however, no coal has been found in the tunnels, which are dug through granite, but some of the tunnel walls have been painted black to give the appearance of anthracite.
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