Since the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba in 1959, the country has sent more than 52, 000 medical workers abroad to work in needy countries, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

Since 1959 the seven-seat cabinet had comprised 2 Free Democrats, 2 Christian Democrats, 2 Social Democrats, and 1 Swiss People's Party, but in 2004, the Swiss People's Party took one seat from the Christian Democrats.

Since 1959, most ideas for space elevators have focused on purely tensile structures, with the weight of the system held up from above.

Since the implementation of the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, a grain has been defined as exactly 64. 79891 milligrams ( mg ); hence one troy ounce is 31. 1034768 grams ( g ) ( exact by definition ), about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce, which is 28. 349523125 g ( exact ).

Since 1959 it has been held on the second Saturday in November.

Since 1959 all species producing the botulinum neurotoxins ( types A-G ) have been designated C. botulinum.

Since 1959 ( when the Bentham Committee was first established ) UCL has hosted the Bentham Project, which is progressively publishing a definitive edition of Bentham's writings.

Since 1959, total sales of three editions in four decades has exceeded ten million copies.

Since 1959 Israel and Portugal were represented by Consulates General only.

Since 1959, midshipmen have been able to " cross-commission ," or request a commission in the Air Force or Army, provided they meet that service's eligibility standards.

Since 1959 Israel and Portugal were represented by Consulates General only.

Since 1959, 323 coaches, players, referees, contributors, and teams have been inducted, with the most recent class entering on September 7, 2012.

All-white doo-wop groups were also appearing ; The Mello-Kings ' 1956 " Tonight, Tonight " and The Diamonds ' chart-topping " Little Darlin '" in 1957, The Skyliners ' 1959 " Since I Don't Have You " and 1960 " This I Swear ", The Tokens ' 1961 " Tonight I Fell In Love " and " I Love My Baby " all saw success.

Since the 1980s, however, there has been a big increase in straw quality as specialist growers have returned to growing older, tall-stemmed, ' heritage ' varieties of wheat such as Squareheads Master ( 1880 ), N59 ( 1959 ), Rampton Rivet ( 1937 ), Victor ( 1910 ) and April Bearded ( early 1800s )

Since 1959, Lakeville has shared its school department with Freetown, creating the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District.

Since 1959, 10 people have held the office of mayor in the city.

Since the implementation of the international yard and pound agreement of 1 July 1959, the grain or troy grain ( Symbol: gr ) measure has been defined in terms of units of mass in the International System of Units as precisely.

Since his candidacy was unsuccessful, as of January 2004 there was no U. S. national on the seven-member Commission for the first time since its inception in 1959.

Since 1959 the courtyard and its balcony have been the setting for performances of the plays of William Shakespeare, produced by the Shakespeare at The George Trust.

Since then there have been a few modifications to the VFA's on-field numbers: 1908 – to 17 ; 1912 – to 16 ; 1918 – reverted to 18 ; 1959 – to 16 ; 1992 – reverted to 18.

Since Iowa had last been to the Rose Bowl in 1959, the Hawkeyes got the conference's berth in the 1982 Rose Bowl.

Since 1959, the Workers World Party ( WWP ) has remained true to its founding and origins by continuing to encourage solidarity in fighting for socialism.

Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR.

Since the admission of Hawaii to the Union in 1959, there has been a single incorporated territory, the uninhabited Palmyra Atoll ( formerly part of the Hawaii Territory, but excluded from the act of admission ).

Since 1998 Little Busters album, the pillows developed a harder sound with extense use of more distorted guitars to create more lively and catchy songs in the like of bands such as Weezer, Supergrass and Pixies, the last one being clearly of big importance to songwriter Sawao Yamanaka who wrote a song named " Kim Deal " ( the Pixies bassist ) in the 1999 Happy Bivouac album ( in the album's booklet Sawao wears a t-shirt with a Kim Deal stamp ).

Since it was first built, Deal Castle has had a Captain.

Since the New Deal, however, such invalidations have been rare.

Since the U. S. Constitution does not mandate any specific size of the Supreme Court, Roosevelt sought to counter this entrenched opposition to his political agenda by expanding the number of justices in order to create a pro-New Deal majority on the bench.

Since Roberts had previously ruled against most New Deal legislation, his perceived about-face was widely interpreted by contemporaries as an effort to maintain the Court's judicial independence by alleviating the political pressure to create a court more friendly to the New Deal.

Since Rhode Island at that time did not have such sanction, his opinion was not popular.

Since the 1990s the region has experienced an exceptionally tumultuous period in its regional economy with the collapse of large portions of the ground fishery throughout Atlantic Canada, the closing of coal mines and a steel mill on Cape Breton Island, and the closure of military bases in all three provinces.

Since 1988, the group has also hosted Earth Celebration, which brings artists and enthusiasts from all over the world to Sado Island.

Since Howland Island is uninhabited, no time zone is specified.

Since the 1960s, the mainland population has declined by 60-70 %; though there has been a small increase on Motunau Island.

Since independence, the Republic of the Marshall Islands has established relations with 67 nations, including most other Pacific Island nations.

Since the development of pearl culture technology, the black pearl oyster found in Tahiti and many other Pacific Island areas has been extensively used for producing cultured pearls.

Since the Great Depression, the Rhode Island Democratic Party has dominated local politics.

Since the end of the 17th century, Robben Island has been used for the isolation of mainly political prisoners.

Since abandoning the landbridged Negit Island in the late 1970s, California gulls have moved to some nearby islets and have established new, if less protected, nesting sites.

Since many U. S. spacecraft are launched from both the station and the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, the terms " Cape Canaveral ," " Canaveral ", or " the Cape " have become metonyms that refer to both as the launch site of spacecraft.

Since 1973, a rail ferry operates across the strait, connecting the port of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai on the mainland with Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island.

Since the colonial era, Rhode Island would rotate its legislative sessions between Providence, Newport, Bristol, East Greenwich and Kingston and did not have a fixed capital.

Since the Mid-Manhattan Expressway that would have connected the route to New York's Interstate 495 ( Long Island Expressway ) was canceled, Interstate 495 officially became New Jersey Route 495 in 1979 with signs being changed in 1989.

Since his debut, creators have developed Wario into the protagonist and antihero of the Wario Land and WarioWare series, spanning both handheld and console markets, in addition to many appearances in spin-offs in the Mario series, as well as also appearing in Super Mario 64 DS and Yoshi's Island DS.

Since 1953 Breezy has been serving the Blackstone Valley as well as the rest of Massachusetts and neighboring states Rhode Island and Connecticut With three three hundred foot waterslides, free parking, game rooms, snack bar, certified lifeguards, and picnic tables, Breezy Picnic Grounds & Waterslides sits off the edge of the Whitin Reservoir.

Since the Ponteri administration came into office, Patchogue has become to be known as the " Music Capital of Long Island ".

Since 1988, Ronkonkoma has been the end of electrification along the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line.

Since Hurricane Floyd in 1999, Bald Head Island is no longer a distinct island, but is connected along the shore by shoal with the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area to Pleasure Island.

Since most of Sunset Beach and the adjoining Bird Island coastal reserve encompass a barrier island, the only way to get there from the mainland was by crossing a pontoon bridge ( swing bridge ) straddling the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent marshland.

Since 1993, the Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod has had power to enact Measures making provision " with respect to any matter concerning the Church of England in the Island ".

Since 5 May 1995, Norwegian law has required all Norwegian activity in Antarctica, including Peter I Island, to follow international environmental law for Antarctica.

Since the early 19th century, Deception Island was a favourite refuge area from the storms and icebergs of Antarctica.