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console.clear();

function isPrevious(date, compareWith){
	var check_date = new Date(date);
  var today_date = new Date(compareWith);
  
  return check_date.getTime() < today_date.getTime();
}

console.log(isPrevious('Mar 22, 2016 05:00 AM', 'Mar 23, 2016 05:00 AM'));
console.log(isPrevious('Mar 22, 2016 05:00 PM', 'Mar 22, 2016 00:01 PM'));