Before presenting " The Emancipation Proclamation " to his Cabinet, Lincoln read to them the latest episode, " Outrage in Utiky ", also known as High-Handed Outrage at Utica.

Before the play starts, Gregers worked on a plant in the mountains, and is accused by Relling ( present there as well ), of " intriguing " with the local serfs ( actually commons ).

Before the 1861 abolition of serfdom in Russia, a landowner's estate was often measured by the number of " souls " he owned.

Before the Civil War ( 1861 to 1865 ), silver coins were legal tender only up to the sum of $ 5.

Before his death in 1861, Kuniyoshi was able to witness the opening of the port city of Yokohama to foreigners, and in 1860 produced two works depicting Westerners in the city ( Yokohama-e, ex.

Before Lincoln took office in March 1861, six other states had declared their secession from the Union: Mississippi, ( January 9, 1861 ), Florida ( January 10 ), Alabama ( January 11 ), Georgia, ( January 19 ), Louisiana ( January 26 ), and Texas ( February 1 ).

Before the city of Mariehamn was established in 1861, the peninsula where the city is situated was a part of Jomala.

* Before 1861: Alessandro Manzoni, Carlo Cattaneo

Before the expiration of his term as senator the Civil War broke out, and in October 1861, he was mustered into the United States volunteer service as lieutenant colonel of the 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.

Before the end of October 1861, Stone's official report about Ball's Bluff had been leaked to the New York Tribune newspaper, and in it Stone praised Baker's bravery but made clear his shortcomings as a field commander.

Notable past and present exhibitions include: The Confederate Years: Battles, Leaders, and Soldiers, 1861 – 1865 ; Women in Mourning ; Before Freedom Came: African-American Life in the Antebellum South ; Embattled Emblem: The Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag, 1861 – Present ; A Woman ’ s War: Southern Women, Civil War, and the Confederate Legacy ; R. E. Lee: The Exhibition ; The Confederate Navy ; and Virginia and the Confederacy: A Quadricentennial Perspective.

Before 1872, different states held elections at various times ; the first elections for the 37th Congress were held on August 6, 1860 in Arkansas and Missouri, while the last election took place in California on September 4, 1861, a year later.

Before the Xianfeng Emperor died in 1861, he appointed Zaiyuan, Sushun, Duanhua and five others as regents to assist his son and successor, the Tongzhi Emperor.

As well as describing and classifying the Tasmanian Devil, he is notable for his fictional natural history Paris avant les hommes ( Paris Before Man ), published posthumously in 1861, which described a prehistoric ape-like human ancestor living in the region of Paris.

Before moving to his new acquisition ( soon to be renamed Smithville ), Smith made a final journey to Woodstock to the home he had purchased in 1861 for his wife, Eveline Smith.

Before 1861, the fort's 72 heavy cannon commanded the primary approaches to the harbor, but during the Civil War, the casemates were used to house Confederate prisoners of war and politicians opposed to the administration's policies, detained under Abraham Lincoln's selective suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.

* The song " Sing Before Breakfast " references Shredded wheat

Before the Corn Exchange was built in 1857 the trade in wheat and barley was conducted in the open, with sacks piled around the market cross.

Before the less infertile soils were fertilised and developed for the production of wheat and barley the whole region was covered in a dense mallee scrub of deep-rooting eucalypts that regenerated after the frequent bushfires in the region.

Before his imprisonment, Latimer lived near Wilkie, Saskatchewan, on a wheat and canola farm with his wife, Laura, and their four children.

Before the Great Szeged Flood of 1879, the square was home to Szeged's wheat market.

Before then Bohemia in particular was famous for its wheat beers, known in Czech as " světlé pivo " or " light beer "-the same term used in German " weissbier " or in Belgium " witbier ".

Before the drought of the mid-1860s, wheat and barley growing had been spreading rapidly further north and the erroneous belief that rain would " follow the plow " led to the idea of cereal crops spreading up to the Northern Territory border.

Before 1860, this wreath consisted of laurel leaves, a traditional Neoclassical image, but beginning that year, the wreath was enlarged and was filled not only with leaves, but also traditional American agricultural products, such as corn and wheat.

Before the Draft Act was passed Baker had confidentially briefed governors, sheriffs, and prospective draft board members on the administration of the measure -- and the confidence was kept so well that only one newspaper learned what was going on.

Before the fight was over, the Harlem boy had a concussion and Trig was cut up badly.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before he left town Pat saw to it that I was fixed up with a job.

Before the airplanes came, he said, travel in Laos was just about impossible.

Before coming on a visit to Spelman in 1885, Miss Mary had been a successful teacher in Worcester, and her position there was held open for her for a considerable period.

Before he was forty Griffith had created the art of the film.

Before appealing to the U.N. or to Russia, he first appealed to the U.S. for military help, and was rejected.

Before her chore was finished she was rescuing wind-blown sheets of music, trundling microphones about the stage, helping to move the piano and otherwise joining in the informal atmosphere.

Before ASCII was developed, the encodings in use included 26 alphabetic characters, 10 numerical digits, and from 11 to 25 special graphic symbols.

Before Europeans discovered other oceans, the term " ocean " itself was synonymous with the waters beyond the Strait of Gibraltar that we now know as the Atlantic.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before the 1989 series began, the win-loss ratio was almost even, with 87 wins for Australia to England's 86, 74 having been drawn.

Before the late modern era, the abbot was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house.

Before the creation of the world, God was all by Himself, in a Self-absorbed state.

Before the Tennessee electorate voted on secession, Johnson, at his peril, toured the state, speaking in opposition to the measure, contending it was unconstitutional.

Before his death, he was absolved from the excommunication ; moreover, the Pope also promised that the King of Hungary and his relatives would not be excommunicated without the special permission of the Pope.

Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia.

Before the War, Paul was a creative, sensitive, and passionate person, writing poems and having a clear love for his family.

Before the war Tjaden was a locksmith.