Until 18 December 2010, Eton College was an exempt charity under English law ( Charities Act 1993, Schedule 2 ).

Until December 31, 1993, the law provided a maximum amount of compensation on which the Medicare tax could be imposed each year.

Until her retirement in December 2010, Barbara Hall was puzzles editor for 32 years, and wrote about half the paper's cryptic crosswords.

Until the 16th century, 25 December coincided with 29 Koiak of the Coptic calendar.

Until December 4, 2008, the town had one of the smallest ( if not the smallest ) police departments in Oklahoma ; the town temporarily used the services of the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office.

Until December 1865 slavery was legal in parts of the United States.

Until the three-mile £ 8m A45 St Neots Bypass opened in December 1985 ( subsequently re-designated as the A428 ), traffic to and from Cambridge had to pass through the town centre.

Until December 1920, this was the home of the 31st INF.

Until he was traded in December,, Pérez was a key member of Cincinnati's " Big Red Machine ".

Until 31 December 1974, Kei cars used smaller license plates than regular cars ( 230 x 125 mm ).

Until the constitution was replaced in 1851, elections were held in October, and winners took office in December.

Until December 19, 2005, when the 7 ft 1 in, 147 kg Nikolay Valuev won the WBA title, Jess Willard who stood 6 ' 6½ " was the tallest champion in boxing history.

Until December 2008, local-interest programming was usually broadcast at 19: 30 on Thursdays, which are low-profile slots due to the high-rating EastEnders being broadcast at those times on BBC One.

Until December 1994, Lufthansa also contracted Euroberlin to operate some of its internal German flights from its new Tegel base, making use of that airline's gates and slots at Tegel as well.

Until December 2009, Tiger Woods had been a celebrity spokesperson for the company, whose advertising used the service mark " Go on, be a Tiger " and the ancillary statement " We know what it takes to be a Tiger.

Until December 4, 1922, Ypi was Prime Minister, in 1922 after Noli's resignation he was also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Until 1988, there was no flag for the President of Malta, who instead used the national flag, but in that year a new flag was introduced, The Presidential Flag of Malta was introduced by Proclamation dated 12 December 1988.

Until December 2007 the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum was in Aldershot Military Town.

Until December 2009 there were also two Methodist churches, but just one remains.

Until December 2007 he was Senior Scientific Officer in the Physical Sciences Division in the Antarctic Climate and the Earth System project at the British Antarctic Survey, where he worked as a climate modeller.

Until 16 December 2006, the only flights from Gibraltar Airport, were those to the UK.

Until his veto on treaty changes to the European Union in December 2011 amid the Eurozone crisis, most opinion polls that year had shown a slim Labour lead.

On December 22, 1860, with secession still in its early stages, Milne ’ s orders were to avoid “ any measure or demonstration likely to give umbrage to any party in the United States, or to bear the appearance of partizanship on either side ; if the internal dissensions in those States should be carried to the extent of separation .” Until May 1861, in compliance with these instructions and as part of a long-standing policy of the Royal Navy to avoid ports where desertion was likely, Milne avoided the American coast.

Until 1981, several college football conferences, including the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) and Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ), held conference signing days on the second Saturday in December to have recruits sign conference letters-of-intent.

Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast () was a federal subject of Russia ( an oblast ) in Privolzhsky ( Volga ) Federal District.

Until Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.

* Marc Crandall ( Until January 1, 2012 )

Until 1947, the East Wing of Pakistan, separated from the West Wing by 1, 600 km of Indian territory, had been heavily dependent on Hindu management.

Until then, as indicated in point # 1 of the " Laconia Order ", it was common for U-boats to assist torpedoed survivors with food, water, simple medical care for the wounded, and a compass bearing to the nearest landmass ; it was extremely rare for survivors to be brought on board as space on a U-boat was barely enough for its own crew.

Until recently an open dialing plan was used but as of April 1, 2012 Moldova has implemented a closed dialing plan on all of its territory.

Until 1751 in England and Wales ( and all British dominions ) the new year started on 25 March – Lady Day, one of the four quarter days ( the change to 1 January took place in 1600 in Scotland ).

Until June 1, 2012, no pitcher in Mets history had thrown a no-hitter, and the franchise's hurlers had gone 8, 019 games without pitching one — longer than any other Major League franchise.

Until 1989, Netherlands Public Broadcasting was the only television network in the Netherlands, with three stations, Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3.

Until further information is derived from the bidding, assume that a typical opening hand by partner contains 7 losers, e. g., has 7 losers ( 1 + 2 + 2 + 2

Until 2010, the final location of Lunokhod 1 was uncertain by a few kilometers.

In the early 1970s Jones had a number of hit singles, including " She's a Lady ", " Till ", and " The Young New Mexican Puppeteer ", but in the mid 1970s his popularity declined although he did have a big hit in 1976 with " Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow " which went to No. 1 on the US country chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Until the formal opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2009, life peers created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act were known as " Lords of Appeal in Ordinary " or in common parlance " Law Lords ".

Until the late 1970s, microcomputers had primarily been sold in specialty computer stores at a cost of more than $ 1, 000 USD.

Until 1960, the meter was defined by a platinum-iridium prototype bar with two scratch marks on it ( that were, by definition, spaced apart by one meter ), the International Prototype Metre, and in 1983 the meter was redefined to be the distance in free space covered by light in 1 / 299, 792, 458 of a second ( thus defining the speed of light to be 299, 792, 458 meters per second ).

Until regulations changed on November 1, 2010, New Jersey was unique in its requirement that schools conduct two fire drills per month.

Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007 Haelen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Buggenum, Horn, and Nunhem.

Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem and Kelpen-Oler.

Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Hunsel was a separate municipality, covering also the villages of Ell, Haler, Ittervoort and Neeritter

Until 1 January 2007, Swalmen was a separate municipality, covering the villages Swalmen, Asselt and Boukoul.

Until 1 January 2005, Angerlo was an independent municipality, with a population of about 5000.

Until 1 January 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality.

Until January 1, 2006, Amerongen was a separate municipality, which covered the village of Amerongen itself, Overberg, and the western part of the village of Elst.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the population stayed relatively stable at some 1, 500 persons.

Until January 1, 2007, Galten municipality was a municipality ( Danish, kommune ) in Aarhus County in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark.