Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001.

Prior to 1871 the government of the United States regularly entered into treaties with Americans of the United States but the Indian Appropriations Act of March 3, 1871 ( ch.

Prior to a manned spaceflight, the Soviets launched several precursor unmanned missions between May 1960 and March 1961, to test and develop the Vostok rocket and Vostok spacecraft technology.

Prior to the release of Dr. No – and unconnected with the book itself – Bernard Bergonzi, in the March 1958 issue of Twentieth Century attacked Fleming's work, saying that it contained " a strongly marked streak of voyeurism and sado-masochism " and that the books showed " the total lack of any ethical frame of reference ".

Prior to the release of this tape, President Nixon had denied political motivations in his instructions to the CIA, and claimed he had no knowledge prior to March 21, 1973 of any involvement by senior campaign officials such as John Mitchell.

Prior to 1962, in addition to comics published through Dell, Western published some comics under its own name, particularly giveaways such as March of Comics and the annual kite safety title ( which featured an array of licensed characters ) published over a span of 32 years for power utility companies.

Prior to its formal founding, the area was the site of several American Revolutionary War battles: Williams ' Plantation, Dec. 31, 1780 ; Mud Lick, March 2, 1781 ; and Bush River, May 1781.

Prior to these changes, The Independent had a daily circulation of around 217, 500, the lowest of any major national British daily, climbing to claim a 15 % rise by March 2004 ( to 250, 000 ).

Prior to March 2009 digital music files with digital rights management were available for purchase from the iTunes Store encoded in a proprietary derivative of the AAC format that used Apple's FairPlay DRM system.

Prior to the establishment of the village of Harrisburg a post office named Big Darby Post Office had been established on March 13, 1834, and the name was changed to Harrisburgh Post Office on February 18, 1835.

Prior to official release on VHS and Laserdisc in 1996, the film was re-released to select theaters on March 8, 1996 taking in $ 550, 000.

Prior to March 11, 2009, XMRO was included with XM Radio subscriptions, or was available separately for $ 7. 99 / month to Internet-only subscribers.

Prior to his death on 1 March 2006 following a heart attack at a family funeral, he was involved in football related media work and was well known on the after dinner speaker circuit.

Prior to 28 March 2006, the Black Watch was an infantry regiment.

Prior to a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 24, 2012, head coach Gregg Popovich decided to give Duncan a night off by listing him on the official scorecard as ' DNP-OLD ', poking fun at his 36-year old body.

Prior to the March convention, the Trotskyist " Socialist Appeal " faction held an organizational gathering of their own, meeting in Chicago, with 93 delegates gathering from February 20 – 22, 1937.

Prior to that, held a number of government posts, including a brief stint in 2004 as an acting Prime Minister ( from February, 24 to March, 5 )

Prior to the 1941 Japanese invasion, the US Army stored nearly of gasoline here. March 1942: General view showing houses burning as the result of Japanese bombing raid in Bataan, the Philippine Islands.

Prior to March 2008, when Amtrak changed its format for the new Northeast Regional service, the first car was Business Class ( formerly the last car ), and the second car was the operational Café Car ( formerly the second-to-last car ).

Prior to that, he served as Commanding General, U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U. S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U. S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq ( MNSTC-I ), from August 2005 to August 2007.

Prior to March 3, 1883, this rank was known in the Navy as master.

Prior to the Challenger disaster, this mission was slated to launch in March 1986 as STS-61-E. Jon McBride was originally assigned to command this mission, which would have been his second spaceflight.

Prior to the Comcast position, McSlarrow has been president & CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, a trade group representing the U. S. cable industry, since March 2005.

Prior to 31 December 2010, deposits with building societies of up to £ 50, 000 per individual, per institution, were normally protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme ( FSCS ), but Nationwide and Yorkshire Building Societies negotiated a temporary change to the terms of the FSCS to protect members of the societies they acquired in late 2008 / early 2009.

; Big Gin: Prior to knocking, if all 11 cards in a player's hand form a legal gin, the player can retain the extra card as part of his hand, and is awarded 31 points plus entire count of deadwood in his opponent's hand.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the land Wayne County encompasses was originally part of the Iroquois Confederacy, which had existed from around August 31, 1142.

Prior to the building of Interstate 65, US 31 was the main route for travelers northbound from Birmingham towards Nashville, Tennessee.

Prior to being built as a four-lane road, U. S. 31 was a twisting two-lane road that is still largely visible today.

* John Robert Roach, Archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis ( 1975 – 1995 ) was born in Prior Lake on July 31, 1921.

Prior to the release of their fourth album, Shpongle played a sold out live concert at The Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, North London on 31 October 2008.

Prior to December 31, 2001, the polluted water was being deposited directly into Howe Sound by means of Jane Creek and Britannia Creek and as much as 450 kilograms of copper was entering Howe Sound daily.

Prior to Stern taking over as chairman in 2004, the Liberal Party's longtime leader was Raymond Harding ( born Branko Hochwald ; January 31, 1935 – August 9, 2012 ).

Prior to July 31, 1987, the FCC issued GMRS licenses to non-individuals ( corporations, partnerships, government entities, etc .).

Prior to the Uri Party's devastating defeat in regional elections held on May 31, 2006, Chung apologized for the party's " self-righteous attitude and inadequacy ".

Prior to March 31, 2005, the district had 4 towns.

Prior to the amalgamation, Hauho – which was unilingually Finnish – had had a population of 3, 934 ( 31 December 2008 ) and covered an area of of which was water.

Prior to 1985, US 259 between Kilgore and Longview followed the current route of Texas State Highway 31.

Prior to the completion of the Elton B. Stephens ( Red Mountain ) Expressway in Birmingham, U. S. 31, U. S. 78 and U. S. 280 overlapped until they junctioned U. S. Route 11 at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 24th Street.

November 1, 2008: Georgia Tech 31, # 16 Florida State 28 Prior to the November 1st meeting between FSU and Georgia Tech, Bobby Bowden was undefeated against Georgia Tech.

Prior to operating its own locomotives, Network Rail's predecessor, Railtrack, had hired two Class 31 locomotives from Fragonset.

Prior and Wilson claimed that these methods were not used on 31 July, because Haig had overruled Rawlinson, Plumer and Davidson ; Gough had overreached and left the British infantry vulnerable to German counter-attacks.

Prior to getting hurt, he had rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, as Miami would lose the game in double-overtime, 31 – 24.

Prior to the amendment the constitution provided, in section 13, that Senate term would begin on 1 January ( and end on 31 December ).

Prior to the August 31, 2011 digital transition, CITL had rebroadcast transmitters in Wainwright, Provost, Bonnyville, Meadow Lake and Alcot Trail.

Prior to joining MyNetworkTV, WFTC was affiliated with the United Paramount Network ( UPN ), from September 8, 2002 to August 31, 2006.

Prior to that loss, Torres had been undefeated in 31 contests.