Prior to 1976, it was known as the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, which was established in 1968 by the Parliament of Canada to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors.

Prior to the NES version, Nintendo also made a Duck Hunt game based on Laser Clay Shooting System released in 1976.

* A. N. Prior ( 1976 ) Papers in Logic and Ethics.

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 also sang backing vocals on the title track of Jethro Tull's 1976 album Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die.

Prior to 1976, Alaska's personal income tax rate was 14. 5 percent — the highest in the United States.

Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.

Prior to 1976 the province was known as Muntafiq Province.

Prior to 1976 it had been named Kirkuk Province.

Prior to 1976, it was called Mosul Province and also included the present-day Dohuk Governorate.

Prior to Keith's signing with Sparrow Records and two years before the release of " No Compromise ", Tommy James ( of Tommy James and the Shondells ) released " Don't Wanna Fall Away From You " on his 1976 Fantasy album titled " In Touch ".

Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into the following provinces ( from west to east ):

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 ).

I. M. Bochenski ( Turin, 1947 ) – also quoted in Prior 1976

Prior to modern times, the three main branches of the current corporate family tree were for many years themselves systems: Norfolk and Western, formed in 1881, Southern Railway System in 1894, and Conrail, formed much later, in 1976 .< ref name = trainsmag >

Prior to his election to Congress, Castle served as a member of the Delaware General Assembly, first in the State House of Representatives ( 1966 – 1967 ) and then in the State Senate ( 1968 – 1976 ).

Prior to 1976, this is also the business section's name of New Straits Times.

Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province.

Prior to 1976 it was part of Ninawa Governorate, which was called Mosul Province.

Prior to 1976 the province was known as Amara Province.

Prior to the 1976 season, Lemon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Prior to the perihelion passage, and using 28 positions obtained between 1975 August 10 and 1976 January 27, Comet West was estimated to have an orbital period of about 254 thousand years.

Note: Prior to approximately 1976, most Nikon lenses had a suffix appended directly after the " Nikkor " name that was used to denote the number of optical elements in the lens design.

* 1947 – Maddy Prior, English singer ( Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters, and The Carnival Band )

* MySQL database system – Prior to v5. 1, MySQL included a BDB data storage backend.

Florida shut the Cubs out in Game 5, but young pitcher Mark Prior led the Cubs in Game 6 as they took a 3 – 0 lead into the 8th inning and it was at this point when a now-infamous incident took place.

Prior to the outbreak of the 1998 – 2000 Eritrean – Ethiopian War, landlocked Ethiopia mainly relied on the seaports of Asseb and Massawa in Eritrea for international trade.

Prior Executive Editors include John V. Dodge ( 1950 – 1964 ) and Philip W. Goetz.

Prior to the Gatling gun, the only weapons available to militaries capable of firing many projectiles in a short space of time were mass-firing volley weapons like the French Reffye mitrailleuse in 1870 – 71, or field cannons firing canister, much like a very large shotgun.

Prior to the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), the economy of Saint-Domingue gradually expanded, with sugar and, later, coffee becoming important export crops.

* Prior Aymer – Prior of Jorvaulx

* 1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat ( d. 1721 )

Prior to the publication of The Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot compiled several related works including the three-part Kantele ( 1829 – 1831 ) the Old Kalevala ( 1835 ) and the Kanteletar ( 1840 ).

Prior to the 18th century, Afghans have served in the militaries of the Ghaznavids ( 963 – 1187 ), Ghurids ( 1148 – 1215 ), Delhi Sultanate ( 1206 – 1527 ) and the Mughal Empire of India ( 1526 – 1858 ) as well as in the army of the Persian Empire.

Prior to his graduation, he won a statewide academic contest for a scholarship to Rutgers .< ref > Boyle and Bunie: 41 – 42 ; cf.

Prior to his short papacy, he had been a Canon Lawyer, diplomat, and chief administrator during the reign of Pope Gregory XIV ( 1590 – 1591 ).

* 1980 – Mark Prior, American baseball player

* 1721 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat ( b. 1664 )

Prior to its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

Prior to Independence, Thomas Mifflin was a member of Pennsylvania's Provincial Assembly ( 1772 – 1776 ).

Prior to the events, the university received a facelift that included extensive renovations to the Rice – Eccles Stadium, a light rail track leading to downtown Salt Lake City, a new student center known as the Heritage Center, an array of new student housing, and a 134-room campus hotel and conference center.