The tour moved Motion on to Europe for two dates at the end of the year .

The following year , 2005 , Elton toured Traveling in promotion with the album in North America before returning tour Europe once again .

Liverpool , who had been forced Request to serve an extra year over all other English clubs as they had been the team present at the Heysel disaster which had sparked Causation the ban in 1985 , was England 's representatives in the competition Competition , and ultimately reached Arriving the quarter-finals .

Unlike previous tournaments Competition this year 's `` Gran Alternativa '' was split Change out over three days and featured 16 teams instead of the usual 8 teams .

The duration of the tour Traveling was almost half year .

this event and others in narragansett bay marked Recording the first acts of violent uprising Change_of_leadership against the british crown 's authority in america , preceding Change_event_time the boston tea party by more than a year and moving Motion the thirteen colonies as a whole toward the war for independence .

Part of a series of storms to impact Influence the group of islands early that year , Pat was first identified Check as a tropical depression on February 6 well to the northeast of the Samoan Islands .

In weekend wind and rain , Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff Competition over Brian Watts , the 54-hole leader .

At age 41 , he became Becoming the oldest player to win Earnings_and_losses two majors in a year : Jack Nicklaus ( 1980 ) , Ben Hogan ( 1953 ) , and Craig Wood ( 1941 ) were all age forty .

Woods became Becoming the sixth to win Earnings_and_losses the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year , joining Becoming_a_member fellow Americans Bobby Jones ( 1926 , 1930 ) , Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ) , Ben Hogan ( 1953 ) , Lee Trevino ( 1971 ) , and Tom Watson ( 1982 ) .

It was the first Open Championship to be telecast Communication in high-definition television in any country , being telecast Communication in the United States by ABC Sports that year .

The Second Congo War ( also known as the Great War of Africa or the Great African War , and sometimes referred to as the African World War ) began Process_start in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 1998 , little more than a year after the First Congo War , and involved Cause_to_be_included some of the same issues .

Peace negotiations Communication and foreign involvement Participation led to Causation a ceasefire Process_end in 1995 that was broken Bodily_harm the next year before a final peace agreement Sign_agreement and new national elections Change_of_leadership were held in 1997 .

For the only time in its history , the Masters was not the first major championship of the year .

Every year onward there was significant build-up of US forces despite little progress , with Robert McNamara one of the principal architects of the war , expressing doubts of victory by the end of 1966 .

By the end of the year , the NLF insurgents held Hold almost no territory in South Vietnam , and their recruitment dropped Motion_directional by over 80 % in 1969 , signifying a drastic reduction in guerrilla operations and necessitating increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale use of NVA regulars from the north .

The 1975 Spring Offensive culminated Process_end in the capture of Saigon by the PAVN in April 1975 ; this marked Recording the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified Cause_to_amalgamate the following year .

The next year , however , Barjik led Bringing an army to Mosul and was defeated Conquering .

It was the last in a series of three cyclones Catastrophe that impacted Influence Madagascar during the year .

Beginning this year , the winner of the qualification tournament Competition has to wait Temporary_stay until the following year to play Participation in Group B .

Beginning this year , the winner of the qualification tournament Competition has to wait Temporary_stay until the following year to play Participation in Group B .

the joint typhoon warning center unofficially estimated Statement winds of 240 km/h ( 150 mph ) , the highest the agency estimated Statement for any storm Catastrophe in the southern hemisphere in the year .

On April 23 , 1521 , after nearly a year of rebellion , the reorganized supporters of the emperor struck Attack a crippling blow to the comuneros at the Battle of Villalar .

A British squadron had been blockading Besieging the French island of Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) since early in the year , and early on 5 May discovered Know two ships approaching Arriving their position .

As the strange vessels came Self_motion closer , they were recognised Know as the French frigate `` Duguay Trouin '' , which had been captured Conquering from the East India Company the year before , and a small brig .

The bombing sparked Causation a series of tit-for-tat bombings and shootings Use_firearm by loyalists and republicans , which contributed Giving to making 1972 the bloodiest year of the conflict Hostile_encounter .

It was the 134th edition of the US Open Openness , the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year .

Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries , more than 650 concerts ( including 450 free outdoor performances ) , and welcomes over 2 million visitors ( 12.5 % of whom are tourists ) as well as 300 accredited journalists .

It was scheduled Arranging for 2008 ( as part of the 150th year celebrations Social_event of Australian Football ) , with 16 nations competing .

Like last year , the idea was to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale French football abroad , but this time more specifically in Africa and the Arab world .

Scotland saw its first snowfall since March , earlier in the year .

The 2008 EuroFloorball Cup marks Recording the second year in which the new name for the tournament was used Using ( previously known as the European Cup ) .

The tournament Competition also marks Recording its 16th year .

The IFF decided Deciding that the tournament Competition will revert Recovering to its original format , and will take place Process_start during one calendar year , instead of two .

Electric Picnic began Process_start as a one-day event in 2004 , before growing Expansion to a weekend-long festival within a year .

The first year , only five bands were programmed Arranging ( including Bernard Lavilliers ) .

Canada did not send Sending a team to the event for the first time since ice hockey was first competed Competition at the Olympics in 1920 , instead competing Competition with and defeating Conquering the Soviets in a competition Competition later that year known as the Summit Series .

The Sassanids had already captured Conquering Roman Syria and Palestine in the previous year .

Later in the same year international troops departed Departing from the country .

It was the 35th running Self_motion of the annual mass-participation marathon race and the third World Marathon Major of the year .

McFadden set Causation a course record Recording for the second year running Self_motion .

It was the third Grand Slam tennis event Competition of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour .

It was the 133rd edition of the US Open , the fourth and final Grand Slam event Competition of the year .