When the Macdonald government fell due to the Pacific scandal in 1873, the Governor General, Lord Dufferin, called upon Mackenzie, who had been chosen as the leader of the Liberal Party a few months earlier, to form a new government.

When the Governor saw that he was confessing his Christianity publicly, not caring what might happen to him, he ordered him not to show up in the city.

When the crowd — eventually reinforced by mutinous gardes françaises — proved a fair match for the fort's defenders, Governor de Launay, the commander of the Bastille, capitulated and opened the gates to avoid a mutual massacre.

When Stanford was Governor of California, the Legislature passed on April 22, 1863, " An Act to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to take and subscribe One Million Dollars to the Capital Stock of the Western Pacific Rail Road Company and the Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California and to provide for the payment of the same and other matters relating thereto " ( which was later amended by Section Five of the " Compromise Act " of April 4, 1864 ).

When Territorial Governor Andrew Reeder objected, he was fired by President Pierce, a Doughface.

When US troops withdew from Grenada in December 1983 Nicholas Braithwaite of the National Democratic Congress was appointed Prime Minister of an interim administration by the Governor General Sir Paul Scoon until elections could be organised.

When they are the longest serving State Governor, the Governor of New South Wales holds a dormant commission to act as the Administrator of the Commonwealth when the Governor-General of Australia is absent from Australia, a role held by the current Governor.

When Monroe was Governor of Virginia in 1800, hundreds of slaves from Virginia planned to kidnap him, take Richmond, and negotiate for their freedom.

When appearing on Governor Mike Huckabee's Fox News talk show, Voight said Obama was arrogant, caused civil unrest and stood for all that this country was against during its past.

When he refused to support the Ottoman Vali ( Governor ) of Basra, Kubad Pasha, in another campaign against the Portuguese in the northern Persian Gulf, Piri Reis was publicly beheaded in 1554 or 1555.

When the platypus was first encountered by Europeans in 1798, a pelt and sketch were sent back to Great Britain by Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.

When Sinclair gained the Democratic nomination for Governor of California in 1934, Heinlein worked actively in the campaign.

When the Republicans in June 1896 nominated former Ohio Governor William McKinley for president and passed at his request a platform strongly supporting the gold standard, a number of " Silver Republicans " walked out of the convention.

When a bill has passed both houses in identical form, it is then ready for transmittal to the Governor.

When the Bermudian sloop Seaflower was seized by the Bahamians in 1701, the response of Bermuda Governor Bennett was to issue letters of marque to Bermudian vessels.

When the Canal was finished in 1825, Governor Clinton opened it, sailing in the packet boat Seneca Chief along the Canal into Buffalo.

When his second book, the novel Such a Long Journey, was published in 1991, it won the Governor General's Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, and the W. H.

When prodded for a statement, Governor King responded, " He plans to vote for John Kerry, but he doesn't want to make a statement and subject himself to the tender mercies of the Minnesota press ".

When Governor White left in 1587, he left the colonists with a pinnace and several small ships for exploration of the coast or removal of the colony to the mainland.

When her third child Margriet was born, the Governor General of Canada, Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, granted Royal Assent to a special law declaring Princess Juliana's rooms at the Ottawa Civic Hospital as extraterritorial so that the infant would have exclusively Dutch, not dual nationality.

When American and naval military forces decided to occupy California in the late-1840s, representatives of the Mexican Governor Pio Pico broke with the tradition of " granting " land and, instead, sold it, without the usual area limitations to Eulogio de Celis, a native of Spain.

When Grey was appointed Governor of New Zealand, he presented his collection to the South African Public Library on condition that Bleek be its curator, a position he occupied from 1862 until his death in 1875.

When Al was 11, the Capone family moved to 38 Garfield Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

" When he saw Al Jolson singing in The Jazz Singer in 1927, considered the first talkie, Capra recalled his reaction:

When Al Posen originated the idea of National Cartoonists Society tours to entertain American servicemen, he became the NCS Director of Overseas Shows.

Trumpeter Al Hirt was part owner of the team, and his rendition of " When the Saints Go Marching In " was made the official fight song.

When Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed power in 1970, Oman had limited contacts with the outside world, including neighbouring Arab states.

When Dubai's oil exports commenced in 1969, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, was also able to use oil revenues to improve the quality of life of his people.

When Sam recovers, he finds his memories to be incomplete, particularly with knowledge about himself or the project ; Al would refer to this as his " swiss-cheesed memory " throughout the series.

Sports author Dick Crouser wrote, " When the late Al Helfer was broadcasting the Oakland A's games, he was not too enthusiastic about Reggie Jackson's speed or his hustle.

When the movie's star, Al Jolson, sings, however, the film shifts to sound recorded on the set, including both his musical performances and two scenes with ad-libbed speech — one of Jolson's character, Jakie Rabinowitz ( Jack Robin ), addressing a cabaret audience ; the other an exchange between him and his mother.

When Al identifies himself as Haskell, she blackmails him by threatening to turn him in.

When friend and fellow Army Scout Al Sieber learned what Schieffelin was up to, he is quoted as telling him, " The only rock you will find out there will be your own tombstone ".

When Columbia was preparing a screen biography of Al Jolson, many big-name stars were considered for the title role, including James Cagney and Danny Thomas ( both of whom turned it down ), but resident contractee Larry Parks was reportedly the first actor to be interviewed.

When LaMotta returned, he knocked out his first two opponents, Johnny Pretzie ( TKO 4 ) and Al McCoy ( KO 1 ), but a split decision loss afterwards to Billy Kilgore convinced him to finally retire.

* " When Hearts Are Young " w. Cyrus Wood m. Sigmund Romberg & Al Goodman

* " When You Play In The Game Of Love " w. Joe Goodwin m. Al Piantadosi

When Blanche cheats with mobster Al Torrio ( Anthony LaPaglia ), Ray leaves her and locates Hattie.

When Bush subsequently brought up the issue in a debate with Al Gore, Al-Arian was reportedly " thrilled — and began registering local Muslims to vote, and promoting Bush's candidacy at local mosques.

When Norris downed the champion for the count with a right to the jaw, Mugabi received the dubious distinction as the second fighter, after Al Singer, to both win and lose a world title by first round knockout when he was defeated by Norris.

When Merchant was a child, her mother listened to music ( The Beatles, Al Green, Aretha Franklin ) and encouraged her children to study music, but she wouldn't allow TV after Natalie was 12.

When Smails is antagonized by the obnoxious nouveau riche Al Czervik ( Rodney Dangerfield ) during a game, he throws a putter and accidentally injures a member of the club.

When drugs are sent overland, through the Sahara, the drug traders have been increasingly forced to cooperate with terrorist organisations, such as Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb.

When the new council convened in 1980, led by new mayor Al Duffy, the town remained without a development plan.

When Coolidge declined to run again in the 1928 election, the Republican Party nominated engineer and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, who was elected by a wide margin over Al Smith, the first Catholic nominee.

** Al Schmitt ( engineer ) for When I Look in Your Eyes performed by Diana Krall