Since his death in 1979, Al Capp and his work have been the subject of more than 40 books, including three biographies.

Since 1979, a facsimile edition of that first edition has been available in four paper-bound volumes.

Since the 16th General Conference on Weights and Measures ( CGPM ) in 1979, the candela has been defined as:

Since 1979 the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution has addressed some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through scientific collaboration and policy negotiation.

Since then, the country has had two presidents: Francisco Macías Nguema, the former mayor of Mongomo under the Spanish colonial government, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ( Macías's nephew ), who has ruled since 1979 when he staged a military coup d ' état and executed Macías.

Since 1979, President Obiang has been constrained only by a need to maintain a consensus among his advisers and political supporters, most of whom are drawn from the Nguema family in Mongomo, in the eastern part of Río Muni.

Since 1979, there have been concerted efforts by international bodies to end the practice, including sponsorship by the United Nations of an International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, held each 6 February since 2003.

Since 1979, the USA had required ICD-9-CM codes for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit.

Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the Iranian government has executed more than 4, 000 such people.

Since 1979, when the drive to establish a functioning legal system began, more than 300 laws and regulations, most of them in the economic area, have been promulgated.

Since 1979, microwave sounding units ( MSUs ) on NOAA polar orbiting satellites have measured the intensity of upwelling microwave radiation from atmospheric oxygen.

Since 1979 the Stratospheric sounding units ( SSUs ) on the NOAA operational satellites provided near global stratospheric temperature data above the lower stratosphere.

Since 1979 Salt Lake City has had a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government.

Since the 1979 revolution the persecution of Bahá ' ís has increased with oppression, the denial of civil rights and liberties, and the denial of access to higher education and employment.

Since the 1979 revolution, the authorities have destroyed most or all of the Baha ' i holy places in Iran, including the House of the Bab in Shiraz, a house in Tehran where Bahá ' u ' lláh was brought up, and other sites connected to aspects of Babi and Baha ' i history.

Since 1979, Passive Solar Building Design has been a critical element of achieving zero energy by educational institution experiments, and governments around the world, including the U. S. Department of Energy, and the energy research scientists that they have supported for decades.

Since the team's move from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in 1979, the Utah Jazz have worn several uniforms throughout their franchise history.

Since 1979, D-M has been the training location for pilots in the A-10 ; the base was redesignated the 355th Tactical Training Wing on 1 September 1979.

Since 1979, Europe has won nine times outright and retained the Cup once by tying, with seven American wins over this period.

Since the adoption of this form of government, Bay County has had three County Executives: Gary Majeske ( R ) ( 1979 – 1989 ), Kim Higgs ( D ) ( 1989 – 1993 ), and Thomas Hickner ( D ) ( 1993 – Present ).

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 1979, Künast has been a member of the German Green Party ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ), first in the Alternative List in West Berlin.

* Middletown Upper Houses Historic District – on Connecticut Route 99 ; Since July 27, 1979

Since most European cars average more miles per gallon of gasoline than American cars, it naturally follows that the cost per kilometer for these models will be less, but the greater seating capacity of the large American cars will equalize this, provided your group is sufficiently large to fill a 7-passenger limousine.

Since many European typewriters placed the parentheses with 8 and 9, those corresponding positions were chosen for the parentheses.

Since 1990, Bulgaria has an unstable party system, in the past two decades differently dominated by the post-communist Bulgarian Socialist Party or by the right Union of Democratic Forces and recently by the new right-oriented party-Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria.

Since the following two hundred years saw the rise of the Classical Greek civilization, which has been enduringly influential in western society, the Battle of Marathon is often seen as a pivotal moment in European history.

Since the late 1990s, Dublin has experienced a significant level of net immigration, with the greatest numbers coming from the European Union, especially the United Kingdom, Poland and Lithuania.

Since the great majority of people who first attempted to transcribe Chinese were not linguists ( and even if they were, the principles of modern phonemics were not discovered for another two centuries ), their endeavour was marred by a lack of systematic approach and many contemporary European misconceptions about language.

A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: Since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education.

Since regaining independence, Estonia has pursued a foreign policy of close cooperation with Western European nations.

Since 20 July 2004, ELDR is politically represented in the European Parliament by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ( ALDE ) parliamentary group, formed in conjunction with the European Democratic Party.

Since its creation in 1967, the centre has operated 60 European space missions.

Since ECMWF runs a wave model, there are also predictions of coastal waves and storm surges in European waters which can be used to provide warnings.

Since family names are normally written last in European societies ( except in Hungary ), the term last name is commonly used for family name, while in East Asia ( with vertical writing ) the family name may be referred to as upper name ( as in Japanese ).

Since the island is close to Africa, many illegal immigrants try to enter the European Union through it, by a dangerous boat trip from Morocco.

Since 1951, Germany has been at the heart of European Integration and after German reunification in 1990 further promoted peaceful integration with its neighbors.

Since German reunification in 1990, and the accession of some Central European and Baltic States into the European Union in 2004, the Port of Hamburg has restarted ambitions for regaining its position as the region's largest deep-sea port for container shipping and its major commercial and trading centre.

Since World War II France has been a leading member in the UN, the European Union and NATO, and remains a strong economic, cultural, military and political influence in the 21st century.

Since the passage of the Human Rights Act 1998, the courts have been able to declare an Act of Parliament to be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but such a declaration of incompatibility has no legal effect unless and until it is acted upon by the government.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and more recently, the 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the European Union, the main waves of migration came from the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe ( especially Romania, Albania, Ukraine and Poland ).

Since its unification in 1861, Italy has been considered a major European country.

Since the end of Sakoku in 1853, the flow of loanwords from European languages has increased significantly – the last half-century or so has seen a very large volume of words borrowed from English, especially words about technology, including pasokon ( a shortening of " personal computer "), intānetto (" Internet "), and kamera (" camera ").

Since Poland was regarded as the East European state with the most powerful army, it became imperative to tie Poland to Britain as the best way of ensuring Polish support for Romania, since it was the obvious quid pro quo that Britain would have to do something for Polish security if the Poles were to be induced to do something for Romanian security.