Until the early 20th century rifles tended to be very long ; an 1890 Martini-Henry was almost 2 m ( 6 ft ) in length with a fixed bayonet.

Until 1975, Roxburghshire was one of the counties of Scotland, governed by a county council from 1890.

Until 1890, the concept of an unofficial championship existed whereby various claims would be made by or on behalf of a particular club as the " Champion County ", an archaic term which now has the specific meaning of an unofficial claimant for the County Championship title prior to 1890.

Until its bankruptcy, Servette was the only Swiss club to have remained in the top league since its creation in 1890.

Until 1890, no other U. S. law school used this method, which is now standard.

Until 1890 Clemens August and his brother Franz were tutored at home.

Until 1975 Aberdeenshire was one of the counties of Scotland, governed by a county council from 1890.

Until 1890 to 1900, chocolate recipes were mostly for drinks.

Until Fath Ali Shah's death in 1834, the Imam Hasan Ali Shah enjoyed a quiet life and was held in high esteem at the Qajar court.

Until police determined this was an isolated incident unrelated to the presence of the national guard, military bases statewide were put on high alert and government buildings were briefly placed under lock-down conditions.

Until high school, of which he attended Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky his featured characters were a large cast of stick figures featured in comedy-adventures like the Barks comics and old movies Don enjoyed most.

Until the middle of the 20th century the paint used for the outer coating could contain high concentrations of lead and this could be ingested when the pencil was sucked or chewed.

Until the second half of 2008, Sudan's economy boomed on the back of increases in oil production, high oil prices, and large inflows of foreign direct investment.

Until the second generation Onyx Reality Engine machines, SGI offered access to its high performance 3D graphics subsystems through a proprietary API known as IRIS Graphics Language ( IRIS GL ).

Until about 1880, the paradigm for AC power transmission from a high voltage supply to a low voltage load was a series circuit.

Until then the church had escaped undamaged, but in the final sortie a firebomb got stuck high up in the tower, and beautiful wooden church was obliterated by fire.

Until the development of reinforced barbed tape in the early 1980s, it was rarely used for military purposes or genuine high security facilities because, with the correct tools, it was easier to breach than barbed wire.

Until recently, the straw boater was a common accessory in affluent public and private high schools, although these have now become optional in some cases.

Until 1974, the director of each Lyceum ( high school ) also had the title of Rector.

Until recent decades, Somerset's reputation with historians was high, in view of his many proclamations that appeared to back the common people against a rapacious landowning class.

Until the internet became accessible to the general public in the early 1990s, slash was hard to find, published only in fan-edited non-profit fanzines ( often called only " zines "), usually priced just high enough to recoup printing costs, sold via adzines or at conventions.

Until 1997, Anderson had three high schools: Highland, Madison Heights and Anderson.

Until 1961, the school building also housed junior high and high school students as part of the Welton Independent School District ; sports teams were known as the Wolverines.

Until that time, the city had three elementary schools serving grades K-8 and one high school.

Until completion of the old high school ( which is currently the middle school ) in the 1950s, this building housed all students in K-12.

Until 2003, Stoutsville was home to both an elementary school and junior high school, but all local children now attend school in Amanda.

Until recently, there was a dovecote high up on the gable end of the pub, but this was removed when the " smokers ' shed " was built.

Until then, the Western public imagined their secret services as promoters of democracy and democratic values ; a view principally espoused in the popular James Bond thriller novels — romantic high adventures about what a Secret Service should be.

Until the 1970s, some longwave stations in the Soviet Union operated on frequencies as high as 400 kHz, and there was even a station on 433 kHz in Finland.

Until the 1920s the museum's entrance was under the portico supported by five-metre high atlantes of grey Serdobol granite from Finland in the middle of the southern facade of the New Hermitage building.

Until 2009, the Presidency had assumed political responsibility in all areas of European integration and it played a vital role in brokering high level political decisions.

Until 1917, he worked as a teacher at the folk high school for Dovre ( 1915 – 17 ) where his friend Ingeborg Møller was a teacher, as well as in Gausdal.

Until 1923 when he was 10, Barbie, a shy and quiet youth, went to the local school where his father taught.

Until the 1950s, logical positivism was the leading school in the philosophy of science.

* Purples: Until recently called ' monitors ', these are the school prefects, who are marked out by their distinctive purple gowns.

Until the late 19th century, there was a praepostor for every division of the school.

Until 1931, forty-one years later, all Fort Mojave boys and girls between the ages of six and eighteen were compelled to live at this school or attend an advanced Indian school remote from Fort Mojave.

Until 1946 this church was used as both a church and school.

Until barracks and maintenance facilities were completed, the school and its students were housed in the Hotel Dunedin.

Until 2009, Charles Quentin Elementary School was also a school in the district open in Kildeer, right outside Lake Zurich that served students in Kildeer, parts of Deer Park and a small part of Lake Zurich, but it closed due to small size of all the students who were attending it, and the school that takes students from the area now is Isaac Fox.

Until the mid-1970s, the City of Earlington operated an independent school system.

Until recently, the town ran its own school, but budget cuts closed it.

Until the mid-1960s, Fair Plain had its own school district with a Junior High School ( 7th through 9th grades ) and four elementary schools-Fair Plain West, Fair Plain East, Fair Plain Northwest and Fair Plain Northeast.

Until 2009, the Catholic school of St. Agnes ( Pre-kindergarten to eighth grade ) was part of the Steubenville Parochial School District.

Until 1967, Woodville had its own school district and the athletic teams were known as the Warriors, with a Native American mascot.