Until the mid-20th century, anchors for smaller vessels were either scaled-down versions of admiralty anchors, or simple grapnels.

Until the mid-20th century, there were Jews all across the Levant ; now most are in Israel.

Until the mid-20th century, most Chinese people living in many parts of southern China spoke only their local language.

Until the mid-20th century, gloves and scarves were always worn, and are still occasionally seen in gray leather and white silk, respectively.

Until the mid-20th century there was a rail branch line, the Muswell Hill Railway, from Highgate which passed through Muswell Hill, terminating at a station at Alexandra Palace.

Until the mid-20th century, it was not readily apparent at the time of discovery whether a body has been buried in a bog for years, decades, or centuries.

Until the mid-20th century, Belgian writers more often wrote in French even if they were Flemish, due both to the then-dominant position of that language in worldwide culture and its dominant position within Belgium itself ( e. g. Suzanne Lilar, Emile Verhaeren or Maurice Maeterlinck ), and many French-speaking individuals come from originally Dutch-speaking families ( particularly in Brussels, e. g. Jacques Brel ).

Until the mid-20th century, Arpitan was widely spoken in the whole region, while many of the inhabitants of the south spoke varieties of Occitan ; both are in steep decline in this region.

Until the mid-20th century the Lacandon had little contact with the outside world.

Until mid-20th century, the town had a significant Jewish community, being a shtetl.

Until the mid-20th century the primary cause of the divisions between the various communities was competition for rights and resources, rather than any dislike of each other, but in more recent times there has been a rise in violence and antagonism that has coincided with a promotion of Hindu politics.

Until the mid-20th century, borders between Greece, Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were relatively unobstructed.

Until the mid-20th century, a Canadian politician's political affiliation was not shown on ballots at any level of government.

Until the mid-20th century an ancient stone cross was present on this route at " Park an Grouse " ( The Field of the Cross ), this cross was one site of veneration of the Cornish sea deity Bucca, ( others were the beaches of Newlyn and Mousehole ) the name ' Bucca ' has often been used as a nickname for people resident in Newlyn: the location of the cross is now unknown.

Until connection with mains water in the mid-20th century, the scarcity of water had necessitated the sinking of deep wells and capture of rainwater.

Until the mid-20th century, Cumbia was considered to be an inappropriate dance performed primarily by the lower social classes.

Until the mid-20th century, the oldest complete rime dictionaries known were the Guangyun and Jiyun, though extant copies of the latter were marred by numerous transcription errors.

Until the mid-20th century the lids on some sardine tins were attached by soldering and the winding key was used to tear the solder joint apart by brute force.

Until the mid-20th century in many countries, bars, clubs and pubs routinely prohibited women customers from entering, bartenders refused to sell or allow female visitors buying drinks and sitting in their seats.

Until the mid-20th century the large agricultural estates that were established in Araucanía got the region to be called the " Granary of Chile ".

Until the mid-20th century, the Lifesaving Medal was often bestowed upon members of the military ; however in recent times the decoration has become somewhat rare.

Until the mid-20th century, the Virgin Islands were largely culturally isolated from international popular music.

Until the mid-20th century, the village was a centre of sheep raising.

Until the mid-20th century, the philosophy of science had concentrated on the viability of scientific method and knowledge, proposing justifications for the truth of scientific theories and observations and attempting to discover on a philosophical level why science worked.

Until the end of the 18th Century, bridges were made out of timber, stone and masonry.

Until the 18th Century, prisoners were housed in the towers of the medieval and early modern fortifications store.

Until the early 20th Century, an alternative Māori name for the North Island was Aotearoa.

Until the 17th Century the Pequots, along with the Niantics and Narragansetts, were the human residents in this area of southeastern Connecticut and adjacent parts of Rhode Island.

Until the third decade of the Twentieth Century Gridley had been a railroad town ; in the early 1920s six passenger trains in both directions served the town.

Until the late 19th Century, only the elite in Western cities typically possessed indoor facilities for relieving bodily functions.

Until the 7th Century, the area was literally an island surrounded by a large area of fenland, a type of swamp.

Until the mid-18th Century the north of Lambeth was marshland, crossed by a number of roads raised against floods.

Until January 1987, Card Sharks faced off against its original host Jim Perry's game show Sale of the Century on NBC in the time slot.

Until the 1970s, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens were, together, known as " South Brooklyn ", even though they are in the northwest portion of the modern borough, because they were south of Atlantic Street ( now Atlantic Avenue ), which was the southern boundary of the City of Brooklyn ( now Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn ) during part of the 19th Century.

Until the 19th Century the area was only sparsely settled ; the people lived by cultivating potatoes, breeding sheep, and working at the outlying factories in Bremen.

Until the 18th Century, the Portuguese governor in Goa had authority over all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean, from southern Africa to southeast Asia.

Until recently, it was not thought that any Greek Church Father had taken note of the passage before the 12th Century ; but in 1941 a large collection of the writings of Didymus the Blind ( ca.

Until the early 19th Century, the head of the Shannon Navigation was Drumsna, where the famous English novelist, Trollope, was Postmaster.

Until the late 20th Century most of the income in Leibstadt was from agriculture.

Until the 16th Century the town council consisted of two groups, the small Council with six or seven members, and a General Council ( Conseil général ).

Until the early 20th Century West Hallam was a small rural village and the property of the Newdigate family.

Until the first half of the 20 Century the ( channeled ) riverbed was meeting point of homeless people and petty criminals.

Until the beginning of the 20th Century, the Walser colony survived almost totally isolated.

Until recently it had an active salt industry, the salt ponds having been developed in the 19th Century by a Mr. Duncan Taylor, after whom Duncan Town, the only settlement, is named.

Until the beginning of the 20th Century the local economy was based mostly on crops, livestock and fisheries.

Until the middle of the 20th Century, port of Topo was a referential point in the maritime connection with Terceira due to its location.

* Uddiyana Until the Eighth Century: A Short Historical Overview-The Dharma Fellowship of his holiness Gyalwa Karmapa

Until the early 23rd Century the mighty Centauri Republic controlled a vast empire.