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

When the James Sinclair expedition of almost 200 men women and children reached Fort Vancouver later that year, McLoughlin took his time settling them on Hudson's Bay farms and encouraged them to settle south of the Columbia River.

When Sinclair learnt the NewBrain could not be sold at below £ 100 as he envisaged, he turned to a simpler computer.

When his novel, written according to the tenets of the New Realism literary movement ( established years before by Sherwood Anderson, Sinclair Lewis and others ) was published in 1930, many of the residents were convinced that his characters were based on local inhabitants, and considered the work a slander against the town.

Image: When fascism comes to America. jpg | Bumper sticker with a Sinclair Lewis quote on a bicycle

When the official history of the Battle of Britain was published, Dowding's name was not mentioned, leading Churchill to minute Sinclair: " This is not a good story ...

When a convention was finally held, Sinclair drew little support and withdrew before balloting began.

When Blunt lost his seat at the 1990 election, Sinclair made a determined attempt to regain the NPA leadership, but was defeated by Tim Fischer, and retired to the back-bench.

When the Speaker of the House, Bob Halverson, suddenly resigned in March, Sinclair was elected to replace him.

When Churchill formed an all-party coalition government in 1940, Sinclair became Secretary of State for Air.

When Sinclair was picked to command Babylon 5, he asked Garibaldi to serve as chief of security.

When President Clark began turning the Earth Alliance into a dictatorship, and with the reemergence of the Shadows, Garibaldi became the liaison between Babylon 5 and the Anla ' Shok, or Rangers, upon receiving a message from Sinclair, who had since become the leader of the organization upon being posted to Minbar, a side duty that was known to the Rangers and a select few Sinclair felt he could trust, including Garibaldi.

" When Sinclair asks which race he is referring to, the Narn or the Centauri, Kosh simply answers " Yes.

* When Sinclair rescues Delenn, she is heard saying " We chose well ", referring to the Minbari government's key role in the selection of Sinclair as station commander.

When Sinclair confronts Kosh about why the Vorlon attacked, he simply states to the assembly that " You are not ready for immortality " and somberly walks away.

When the stunned Zento protests that this move is not in the spirit of the Rush Act, Sinclair dismisses it by noting that the phrase " any means necessary " in the law clearly allows him to fully acquiesce to the strikers ' demands to resolve the situation.

When Pierce demands that they hand it over, Sinclair tells him that it is being repaired and cuts the connection.

When Sinclair asks them why they were there, Draal says that Varn's spirit called to him and appeared before him, just like to Sinclair and Mollari.

When Sinclair leaves, Delenn and Draal talk.

When Sinclair tries to take the One's hand, an unseen force hurls him away.

When Sinclair goes to Delenn's quarters, Delenn is already in a cocoon and undergoing a mysterious transformation.

When the English captured pre-existing colonies they continued to allow the local settlers to keep their civil law.

When the settlers protested his language Allen continued the tirade, threatening to send any troops from New York to Hell.

When he returned in 1493 on his second voyage he found the settlement had been destroyed and all 39 settlers killed.

When the settlers brought iron, Native Americans switched to iron hoes and hatchets.

When Bradburn arrested Travis on suspicion of plotting an insurrection, settlers rebelled.

* When Quebec was first established its settlers depended on supplies sent from France.

When the reefs to the East of Bermuda were spotted, the ship was deliberately driven on them to prevent its sinking, thereby saving all aboard ( 150 sailors and settlers, and one dog ).

When European American white settlers first arrived in the Owens Valley in the mid – 19th century, they found a number of large Paiute villages in the Manzanar area.

When that effort failed, most of the settlers, including the Bryce family, left the area.

When emigration over the Oregon Trail began in earnest in about 1836, for many settlers the fort became the last stop on the Oregon Trail where they could get supplies, aid and help before starting their homestead.

When the Republican Party came to power in 1860 they promoted a free land policy — notably the Homestead Act of 1862, coupled with railroad land grants that opened cheap ( but not free ) lands for settlers.

When settlers began to arrive, a system of law and order was already in place and the Dakota lawlessness for which the American " Wild West " was famed did not occur in Canada.

When Oregon City was founded and people began moving to the area, they petitioned their governments to remove the local aboriginals from the land, so that European settlers could have land to farm and live on.

When English settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607, they soon came into conflict with the Native Americans ( whom they called " Indians ") as the newcomers competed for land, game and other resources.

When Gloucester was formed in 1651 from part of York County the early settlers brought these soft reminders of English springs as they established themselves in the area.

When the first permanent European settlers came to Wayne County around the year 1800, the area was part of Kanawha County.

When railroads arrived they also brought new settlers, and the economy began a shift from ranching to dryland farming.

When the camp was abandoned, most of the settlers moved east into a line of forts that offered protection from the Northern Comanche Indians.

When European explorers and settlers first arrived in the area it became part of New France, Ottawa and Ojibwe Indians were the principal inhabitants.

When hardy Winter wheat was introduced to Kansas by Russian settlers, it eventually became the predominant crop in Smith County.

When the county seat was named Abbeville the early settlers paid respect to their earlier home in Abbeville, South Carolina.

When in June 1812, the U. S. declared war on Britain, the Upper Creek lost the assistance of the British ; but they persisted with war against American settlers in the area.

When the American prairies were plowed under by European settlers for agriculture, many mound sites were lost.

When the papers came back from Washington, they had read it Cornville, so the settlers accepted the name.

When settlers from the east began to arrive in south Arkansas, the land was inhabited by the indigenous tribe known as the Quapaw.