Prior to the start of the 1959 – 60 season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock.

Prior to 1959, highway traffic to and from Oklahoma largely followed US 60 through Seneca rather than the more famous Route 66 with which it joins about 15 miles west of Seneca.

Prior to 1959, the Argonauts played at Varsity Stadium, on the campus of the University of Toronto.

He returned to Britain in 1956 but died in 1959 at Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, and was buried there.

Prior to Hogan's Heroes, Klemperer appeared in the 1956 episode ' Safe Conduct ' of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, along with future co-star John Banner ; twice appeared as Hugo on the syndicated romantic comedy series, How to Marry a Millionaire ( 1957 – 1959 ), with Barbara Eden and Merry Anders ; and appeared on the " Purple Gang " episode of The Untouchables.

Prior to The Wild Wild West, Ross Martin co-starred in the CBS series Mr. Lucky from 1959 to 1960, portraying Mr. Lucky's sidekick, Andamo.

Prior to independence from French West Africa, the flag of Niger was adopted by the Territorial Assembly of the Niger Colony on 23 November 1959, shortly before proclamation of the Republic within the French Community on 18 December 1959.

Prior to the Cuban revolution of 1959, there were regular ferry and airplane services between Key West and Havana.

Prior to 1959, the Roadmaster and the Roadmaster 75 constituted the upper echelon of Buick's lineup.

Prior to 1959 the Little League World Series was held at Original Little League on West Fourth Street in Williamsport.

Prior to his Gilberton stint, Morrow contributed to one of the first black-and-white horror-comics magazines, the Joe Simon-edited Eerie Tales # 1 ( Nov. 1959 ) from Hastings Associates, penciling and inking two four-page stories by an unknown writer, " The Stalker " and " Burn!

Prior to 1959, the Navy also issued a ribbon known as the Distinguished Marksmanship Ribbon.

Prior to The People's Court, popular TV courtroom shows such as Traffic Court ( 1957 ) and People's Court of Small Claims ( 1959 ) only presented recreated or fictional cases ( as did radio before that ).

Prior to 1959 both the IUPAP and IUPAC tended to use oxygen to define the mole, the chemists defining the mole as the number of atoms of oxygen which had mass 16 g, the physicists using a similar definition but with the oxygen-16 isotope only.

Prior to 1959, cranberries were seldom consumed except during Thanksgiving and Christmas, and cranberry juice was available, but not popular.

Prior to 1962, he was the voice of the Baltimore Orioles, partnering with Ernie Harwell from 1957 to 1959, and with Bob Murphy in 1960-1961.

Prior to 1959, that position had been held by the full-size Buick Special model ; in 1959 the LeSabre replaced the Special, a nameplate that was reintroduced in 1961 for Buick's line of compact cars.

Prior to the passing of the 1959 Act, the publication of obscene materials within England and Wales was governed by the common law and the Obscene Publications Act 1857.

Prior to his arrest in New Zealand, he openly enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and according to U. S. officials owned at least 18 luxury cars — including a 1959 pink Cadillac and three cars with vanity license plates that read HACKER, MAFIA, and STONED.

Prior to that, Curran was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1959 – 1963 and the Maryland Senate from 1963 – 1983.

Prior to the Australian government's ban on the export of Australian fauna in 1959, Gouldian Finches were exported worldwide.

Prior to the start of the 1959 – 60, Craig recovered his health and toured South Africa with a Commonwealth XI, where he scored 276 runs at 55. 20 including a century against a combined Transvaal XI.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Alpine had been in state legislative district 39.

Prior to World War 2, there was a higher percentage of endogamous marriages than after World War 2.

Prior to that he was associated with Long Island University in Brooklyn.

With the Prior Analytics, Aristotle is credited with the earliest study of formal logic, and his conception of it was the dominant form of Western logic until 19th century advances in mathematical logic.

Prior to its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation ( pronounced " Garner " or " Gowna ").

Prior to modern times, there was no distinction between architects, engineers and often artists, and the title used varied depending on geographical location.

Prior to his death, according to the Book of Jubilees, Amram was among those who went to Egypt and recovered the bones of the sons of his grandfather and great uncles ( excluding those of Joseph which had already been brought to Canaan ), so that they could be reburied in the cave of Machpelah.

Prior to the First Buddhist Council, it was proposed that Ananda not be permitted to attend on the grounds that he was not yet an arahant.

Prior to the 1950s, Alberta was a primarily agricultural economy, based on the export of wheat, beef, and a few other commodities.

Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in the Tintin magazine.

Prior to the Revolution, New Englanders consumed large quantities of rum and beer, as maritime trade provided them relatively easy access to the goods needed to produce these items: Rum was the distilled spirit of choice, as the main ingredient, molasses, was readily available from trade with the West Indies.

Prior to the emergence of the term Mizrahi, the term " Arab Jews " was sometimes used to describe Jews of the Arab world.

Prior to this definition, it was used by Persian-speakers ( and others influenced by Persian ) to denote the Pashtun people.

Prior to the tunnel being built, the LIRR's western terminus was Atlantic Street at Clinton Street.

Prior to burial in the Panthéon, the body of Victor Hugo was exposed under the Arc during the night of 22 May 1885.

Prior to the controversy surrounding Agent Orange, there was already a large body of scientific evidence linking 2, 4, 5-T to serious negative health effects and ecological damage.

Prior to 1991 the law was stricter, when changes more clearly defined which businesses were exempt such as pharmacies, hospitals, and restaurants.

Prior to the release of the VHS Volumes, a laserdisc titled Beavis and Butt-Head: The Essential Collection was issued in 1994, containing sixteen episodes from the second and third seasons.

Prior to 1969, the National League champion ( the " pennant winner ") was determined by the best win-loss record at the end of the regular season.

Prior to 1931, as soon as the first necessary run to win the game scored, the play was over, and the batter was credited only with the number of bases needed to drive in the winning run.

Prior to the South African tour, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and a planned tour of Germany in the fall of 1980 was canceled.

Prior to the 1963 Act, it was chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker of the House of Commons.