Until the 1980s, the flagship of the ocean-going navy was the aircraft carrier Minas Gerais ( the ex-British HMS Vengeance ), which has been in service since 1945.

Until the early 1980s, they were known as video display terminals and were physically attached to the computer and keyboard.

Until the 1980s Black British and Asian British culture was significantly under-represented in mainstream British cinema, as they were in many areas of British life.

Until the 1980s it was rare for graduate programs to teach how to teach ; the assumption was that teaching was easy and that learning how to do research was the main mission.

Until the 1980s most multihull sailboats ( except for beach cats ) were built either by their owners or by boat builders on a semi-custom basis.

Until the 1980s, Saudi Arabia had lakes at Layla Aflaj and deep waterholes at ' Al-Kharj, fed by huge underground aquifers, formed in prehistoric times and non-renewable.

Until the late 1980s, UMIST's official alumni organisation was called the Manchester Technology Association, a name which was a relic of UMIST's past incarnation as ' The Tech '.

Until the early 1980s the arrival of Finnic peoples, the ancestors of the Estonians, Finns, and Livonians, on the shores of the Baltic sea was associated with the Comb Ceramic Culture.

Until the late 1980s the M61 primarily used the M50 series of ammunition in various types, typically firing a 3. 5 oz ( 100 gram ) projectile at a muzzle velocity of about.

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 the 1980s, three-point belts were commonly available only in the front outboard seats of cars ; the back seats were only often fitted with lap belts.

Until the 1970s and 1980s, when the disease's molecular genetics became known, the juvenile and adult forms of the disease were not always recognized as variants of Tay – Sachs disease.

Until the 1980s, pachinko machines were mechanical devices, using bells to indicate different states of the machine.

Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since these houses were, and in most areas still are, mostly unlivable.

Until the 1980s, the association did not offer women's athletics.

Until the late 1980s PRC used quotation marks around terms for all official ROC positions and organisations such as " President " and " government " to imply non-recognition, a practice that was reciprocated by the ROC.

Until the end of the 1980s Delta published about 200 science fiction books.

Until the 1980s this idea was not taken seriously, but opinions changed following the discovery of the Chicxulub Crater, which was further reinforced by witness to the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 event.

Until the 1980s, many of Austria's largest industry firms were nationalised ; in recent years, however, privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies.

Until the 1980s all Moskvitch cars were compact rear-wheel drive saloons and estates with solid rear axles suspended by leaf springs.

Until the late 1980s and early 1990s, much of Chesapeake was either suburban or rural, serving as a bedroom community of the adjacent cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with residents commuting to these locations.

Until the 1980s and before the Fuzhou influx, what is now the western section of Chinatown or known as the Old Chinatown of Manhattan was the original size of Manhattan's Chinatown with The Bowery at the time serving as the original eastern borderline of Chinatown and this was where the Chinese population mostly concentrated on the Lower East Side, mostly the Cantonese.

to the 1980s, Until 1950 the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad provided both passenger and freight service from Annapolis to Baltimore ; passenger service ended in February 1950 due to increased competition from buses and private automobiles, but freight service continued until Hurricane Agnes did so much damage to a trestle crossing the Severn River in Annapolis that the trestle was condemned for use by trains by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s ( The trestle remained as a haven for fishermen and crabbers until it was dismantled ).

Until 2009 Allegan was the longstanding manufacturing base of the Haworth ( company ) Seating Plant ; the City of Allegan lost a major UAW-organized Rockwell manufacturing plant in the early 1980s.

Until their win over Occidental on February 22, 2011 the team had not won a game in conference play since 1985.

Until 2006, Togo was very much a minor force in world football, but like fellow West African nations such as Senegal, Nigeria and Cameroon before them, the Togolese national team finally qualified for the World Cup.

Until his dismissal from the team over a long-standing bonus dispute, Adebayor was largely considered the side's star player.

Until the Detroit Lions in 2008, the 1976 Bucs held the dubious title as the least-winningest team in NFL history.

Until the Avalanche's 2006 – 2007 season, no team in the history of the NHL had ever made it to 95 points without earning a spot in the playoffs.

* Until recently, the Magic had a team rule that prohibited the wearing of headbands by its players during games ; this is a rule similar to the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz.

Until the 1988 – 89 NBA season the road uniform had " San Antonio " on the front while the home uniform featured the team nickname adopted from the Spurs logo ; from 1973 – 82 the road uniform lettering is black with silver trim.

Until 1993, baseball was the only team sport played professionally in Japan.

Until then no Brazilian team had such a long tour to the region without losing.

Until about 1902, this team competed with the Akron East Ends for the Ohio Independent Championship.

Until the late 1980s, the Bomber football team played an annual game with their rivals from Fairport ; the Red Raiders.

Until 2009, each league's All-Star team consisted of 32 players.

Until 2010, the designated hitter rule was applied based on the league in which the host team plays ; it was used for games played in American League ballparks in each such instance, both teams used a designated hitter while in National League ballparks, lineups have scheduled the pitcher to hit, though pinch hitters have almost always been used.

Until the 2003 – 04 NHL season, he would split his time between the Lightning and their farm team.

Until 2009, Zinta was the only woman to own an IPL team, and was the league's youngest owner.

Until midway through the 2008 season the show also took place at the Monday Night Football host stadium as Kornheiser was a part of the Monday broadcast team ; after that Kornheiser hosted from an undisclosed location in the host city while Wilbon hosted from the PTI studios in Washington.

Until its demise in 1930, the team won 8 league championships, 6 American Cups and 5 National Challenge Cups.

Until 1984 the ARL was run by the NSWRL board, and many Queensland players and administrators throughout this period believed that the NSWRL used this power to the detriment of Queenslanders, especially with respect to national team selection.

Until the point Ken Livingstone decided to stand for Mayor, McLaren had garnered an estimated six per cent of the capital's vote in street polls which may potentially have given McLaren a political role in Livingstone's team to run London.

Until his conversion to Islam in 2005, Yousuf was the fourth Christian ( and fifth Non-Muslim overall ) to play for the Pakistan cricket team, following in the footsteps of Wallis Mathias, Antao D ' Souza and the Anglo-Pakistani Duncan Sharpe.

Until that year, the team with the best record over the season had been declared the champion and challenged for the Stanley Cup.

Until overtaken by Ashley Cole in February 2011, he held the record for the number of caps for an England national football team full back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.

Until the passing of Ron Santo in December 2010, he and Pat Hughes served as the play-by-play team for all games of the Chicago Cubs, and the broadcasts were known as the Pat and Ron Show.

Until the new island flag was registered, the Island's team at events such as the International Island Games used only the Union Flag, or on occasion St George's Cross.