Prior to this assignment, no women had lived on island since those on the plantation in 1971.

Prior to the mid-20th century, double bass strings were usually made of gut, but since that time, steel strings have largely replaced gut strings, because steel strings hold their pitch better and yield more volume when played with the bow.

Prior to 1986, the Australian banks organized a widespread uniform credit card, called Bankcard, which had been in existence since 1974.

Prior to this work, the concept of a set was a rather elementary one that had been used implicitly since the beginnings of mathematics, dating back to the ideas of Aristotle.

Prior to the 2012 season, new Jaguars owner Shahid Khan announced that the team would once again use a black jersey, something they had not done since 2007.

Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and its eventual decipherment, there had been no understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language and script since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prior to 1987, all administrative tasks were handled by a district-based civil service which had been in place since colonial times.

Prior to 2012, the two losers of the knock-out rounds would race for the Bronze Medal ; this change was instituted to encourage performance from all qualifying teams since all would have a chance to race for a medal depending on their performance.

Prior to 2005, after the top two cars were set, the top 14 cars in the qualifying races advanced to the field, and then between six ( 1998 – 2003 ), eight ( 1995 – 97, 2004 ), or ten ( until 1994 ) fastest cars which did not advance from the qualifying race were added, and, since 1976, between one and seven cars were added by previous year's points performance and or championship, except for 1985, when no such car was eligible for a provisional starting spot, the only time that happened in the Daytona 500 from when the provisional was added in 1976 through 2004.

Prior to then, Essendon had ( and still have ) one of the worst records amongst current AFL clubs against Geelong in recent times, having only beaten the Cats once since 2003.

Prior to 1877, the name was spelled Frederiksstad, then from 1877 – 1888 it was written as Fredriksstad, and finally since 1889 it has been spelled in its current form: Fredrikstad.

Prior to this they had reportedly saved an episode of Saturday Night Live by breaking through a picket line and hosting the show against the union's wishes ; the episode was a ratings smash the likes of which the series had not seen since the 1970s.

Prior to a vote of the residents in that year, the community had formerly been known as El Toro since the 1880s.

Prior to 2006 team was known as the Burlington Indians, functioning as a farm team of the Cleveland Indians since 1985.

Prior to their three-peat, it had been over 25 years since a Texas boy's basketball program had won three or more consecutive state championships.

Prior to 1858, land in Ottoman Syria, then a part of the Ottoman Empire since 1516, was cultivated or occupied mainly by peasants.

Prior to the 1840s few Chinese emigrated to the United States or Canada, although large numbers had left China, particularly Fujian and Canton, since the seventeenth century to seek their fortune in southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Prior to the incident, Warren had not seen him since the divorce.

Prior to 1889, the name was written " Skiaker ", then from 1889-1910 it was spelled " Skiaaker ", from 1911-1920 it was " Skjaak ", and since 1921 it has been written in its present form, " Skjåk ".

Prior to that, it had been claimed but with no control over the region by Somaliland since the 1991 events of the Somali Civil War.

Prior to this, Republicans had not held the majority of governorships since 1972.

Prior to the close of the sale, WGN-TV was one of two Chicago commercial television stations ( not counting network-owned stations ) to have never been involved in an ownership transaction ( WCIU is the other, having been owned by Weigel Broadcasting since its launch in 1964 ).

Prior to 1707, the government of England was in fact the government of England and Wales since Wales was joined to England under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 and from the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, England and Wales formed a single legal system.

Prior to the building's completion in 1984, Music & Art ( a / k / a " The Castle on the Hill ") was located on Convent Avenue and 135th Street in what has since become part of City College ( CCNY )' s South Campus ; the building is home to A. Philip Randolph High School.

Prior to 1960, in order to provide matching for the minimum ( base ) allotment, State funds had to equal 1954 State funds.

Prior to 1960, the creator of these stories remained a mystery to his readers.

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 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, but would accept a draft.

Prior to 1960, liquor sales were prohibited in all cities and counties surrounding Abilene.

Prior to the launch of Major League Soccer in 1996, teams from Los Angeles played in the Western American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League / A-League, winning ten league championships ( 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1976 ), seven Lamar Hunt US Open Cups ( 1958, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 ), four regional championships ( 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961 ) and one international championship ( 1975 ).

Prior to the All Blacks ' tour of South Africa in 1960, 150, 000 New Zealanders signed a petition supporting a policy of " No Maoris, No Tour ".

Prior to 1960, the U. S. had never had a Catholic president.

* John Prior ( b. 1960 ), Australian musician

Prior to 1960, the Production Engineering Research Association of Great Britain ( PERA ) came to the town on Nottingham Road and employed around four hundred people in supporting research and development in industry.

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 2002 its name was written Baie-d ' Urfé ( no capital " d "); prior to 1960 its name was officially spelled Baie-d ' Urfée.

Prior to 1960, Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute was the only Institute offering Engineering degree and Post Graduate courses under the University of Bombay and enjoyed defacto autonomy.

Prior to Amicus being created the two producers collaborated on the 1960 horror film The City of the Dead, and Amicus went on to make a series of portmanteau horror anthologies, inspired by the Ealing Studios film Dead of Night.

Prior to the 1960 census, the Census Bureau had enumerators visit each household in the United States to have them fill out a questionnaire.

Prior to 1960 such certificates gave no cause of death.

Prior to entering game shows, Eubanks was a popular radio DJ at station KRLA 1110 in Los Angeles as well as a music promoter and manager, between 1960 and 1968.

The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia was Edward Gawler Prior, from 1919 to his death in 1920, while the longest was George Pearkes, from October 1960 to July 1968.

Prior to the establishment of the First Republic in 1960, the native Congolese elites had formed semi-political organizations which gradually evolved into the main parties striving for independence.

Prior to the development of the Edwardsville campus, six " Divisions of Academic Programs " were established for the SIU Residential Centers in Alton and East St. Louis on March 4, 1960.

Prior to this 1960 publication, there was no standard, consistent way of romanizing placenames in the territory, which, predictably, often led to confusion.

Prior to the military take over, multi-party elections were held in 1951 – 1952, 1956 and 1960.

Prior to the 1960 season, McDowell signed with the Indians for a $ 75, 000 bonus.

Prior to gaining recognition as an independent breed in 1960, it was a variety of the Norwich Terrier, distinguished from the " prick eared " Norwich by its " drop ears " ( or folded ears ).