There is a body of evidence that suggests that the existence of the archipelago was known by early travellers ; they were first indicated on a Venetian chart attributed to the brothers Domenico and Francesco Pizzigano dating from 1367. Although the Canary Islands had been inhabited by a primitive population ( the Guanches ), human beings had never been known to set foot in the Madeira archipelago or the Savage Islands before the Portuguese discoveries and expansion.

Although they had several matches beforehand — they had also met in 1986, when the then-heel Savage was champion and challenged by the face Honky — the first Savage-Honky match to air on national television was on the October 3, 1987 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, which was taped on September 23 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Although it originally starred popular characters like the Silver Surfer and the X-Men, it eventually began reprinting stories starring such obscure characters such as Doc Savage, Ant-Man, The Cat, Scarecrow, and Bloodstone.

Although he is unknown to Earth's heroes until the events of Underworld Unleashed, the ancient villain Vandal Savage is already long-acquainted with him-' still making deals .. still collecting souls?

Although Hogan later returned to the match to help Savage defeat Akeem and Bossman, Hogan's actions with Elizabeth caused Savage to attack him backstage, setting up the headline match for WrestleMania.

Although Savage Worlds is a generic rules system, Pinnacle has released " Savage Settings "-campaign settings or modules designed specifically for the Savage Worlds rules.

Although Ginsberg referred to many of his friends and acquaintances ( including Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Peter Orlovsky, Lucien Carr, and Herbert Huncke ), the primary emotional drive was his sympathy for Carl Solomon, to whom it was dedicated ; he met Solomon in a mental institution and became friends with him.

Although Neal remained Presley's official manager, Parker was becoming increasingly involved in the running of his career, and by the summer of 1955 he had become " Special Advisor " to Presley.

Although it seems unlikely that they will regroup and produce a proper album, Neal Schon has left the door open stating " If he ( Hagar ) calls me up and says ' Schon – let's go '.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

Although a look of alarm passed over his face, he did not arrest his movements but disappeared into the shower room just as the chambermaid emerged from number nine.

Although there were no startling developments in shotgun design this year, a number of new models and variations of existing models did hit the market.

Although Miller noted in 1907 that a difference in the pleural blood supply existed between animals, nowhere in his published works is it found that he did a comparative study of the intrapulmonary features of various mammalian lungs other than in the dog and cat ( Miller, '13 ; ;

Although Pearson disbelieved almost everything Lizzie said, and read a sinister purpose into almost everything she did, he happily accepted her statement about Bridget as the whole truth.

Although these results did not reach statistical significance, the baths are an easy treatment.

Although Dirac did not himself use the term antimatter, its use follows on naturally enough from antielectrons, antiprotons, etc.

Although metics had no direct political influence many were wealthy business owners who could, and sometimes did, influence policy by not allowing their citizen employees time off to attend the assembly, as well as having the simple expedient of wealth.

Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past.

Although Roma were unable to break into the top four during the following decade, they did achieve some measure of cup success.

Although his exact guidelines are no longer rigidly followed they did inspire this field of conservation.

Although he was highly in demand, he did not create many pieces because he was also employed as an art dealer.

Although most South African parties announced their candidate list for provincial premierships in the 2009 election, the ANC did not.

Although the Umayyads did not have a historical presence in the region ( no member of the Umayyad family was known to have ever set foot in al-Andalus before ) and there were grave concerns about young Abd al-Rahman's inexperience, several of the lower-ranking Yemenite commanders felt they had little to lose and much to gain, and agreed to support the prince.

Although his paternal great-grandfather had been a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, and his pious mother did have him baptised, he was an atheist in later life.

Although influential for a time their popularity did not generally survive the horrors of ideological warfare, as the competing ideologies utilized their systems in their platforms.

Although this shift was an important one, it did not represent a radical break from the past so much as a small step in a broader, more gradual socio-economic movement that had been going on at least since 1907 when van de Velde had argued for a craft basis for design while Hermann Muthesius had begun implementing industrial prototypes.

Although the European film industry was then in its ascendancy, Bardot was one of the few European actresses to have the mass media's attention in the United States, an interest which she did not reciprocate by rarely, if ever, going to Hollywood.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award until 1980.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award till 1980.

Although Bede did not invent this method, his adoption of it, and his promulgation of it in De Temporum Ratione, his work on chronology, is the main reason why it is now so widely used.

Although he would go on to have back-to-back 17-win seasons for the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and 1972, including a no-hitter in the latter season, this did not help the Reds, who ended up losing the 1970 World Series to Robinson and the Orioles.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although they journeyed westerly as far as Germantown, beyond the Erie roundhouse and the machine shop, and along the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and northward to Brooklyn, below Point Peter, he could see the church spire wherever he looked back.

Although they " were expecting to see activity in the brain's reward centers ", based on the idea that " people perform altruistic acts because they feel good about it ", what they found was that " another part of the brain was also involved, and it was quite sensitive to the difference between doing something for personal gain and doing it for someone else's gain ".

Although Ealdred gave up the bishopric, the appointment of Wulfstan was one that allowed Ealdred to continue his considerable influence on the see of Worcester.

Although BBSing survives only as a niche hobby in most parts of the world, it is still an extremely popular form of communication for Taiwanese youth ( see PTT Bulletin Board System ).

Although Judges probably had a monarchist redaction ( see above ), the book contains passages and themes that represent anti-monarchist views.

Although the prophets urged the people of Judah and Israel to see their exile as punishment for failing to uphold their covenant with Yahweh, it was not long after they had been restored to the land and to Temple worship that the people's commitment to their God began, once again, to wane.

" Although many evangelicals allow that conversion can be a process, generally they see it as a specific, identifiable moment of time when a person simply and sincerely trusts in Jesus Christ as savior.

Although Valdivia found little gold in Chile he could see the agricultural richness of the land.

Although cumin seeds contain a relatively large percentage of iron, extremely large quantities of cumin would need to be consumed for it to serve as a significant dietary source ( see nutrition data ).

Although Confucian ideas prevail in these areas, few people outside of academia identify themselves as Confucian, and instead see Confucian ethics as a complementary guideline for other ideologies and beliefs, including democracy, Marxism, capitalism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism.

Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything but was only transmitting ancient knowledge ( see Analects VII, 1 ), he did produce a number of new ideas.

Although the incumbents of such prestigious sees are consistently created cardinal, no see carries an actual right to the cardinalate.

Although Conan is muscular, Howard frequently compares his agility and way of moving to that of a panther ( see, for instance, " Jewels of Gwahlur ", " Beyond the Black River " or " Rogues in the House ").

Although neither of the girls claimed to see any fairies, and there were no more photographs, " on the contrary, he saw them everywhere " and wrote voluminous notes on his observations.

Although Christians generally believe their religion to be very inclusive ( since not only Jews but all gentiles can be Christian ), Jews see Christianity as highly exclusive, because some denominations view non-Christians ( such as Jews and Pagans ) as having an incomplete or imperfect relationship with God, and therefore excluded from grace, salvation, heaven, or eternal life.

Although some authorities see the Torah as commanding Jews to believe in God, Jews see belief in God as a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for a Jewish life.

Although killing oneself is forbidden under normal Jewish law as being a denial of God's goodness in the world, under extreme circumstances when there has seemed no choice but to either be killed or forced to betray their religion, Jews have committed suicide or mass suicide ( see Masada, First French persecution of the Jews, and York Castle for examples ).

Trailing zeros after the decimal point are not necessary, although in science, engineering and statistics they can be retained to indicate a required precision or to show a level of confidence in the accuracy of the number: Although 0. 080 and 0. 08 are numerically equal, in engineering 0. 080 suggests a measurement with an error of up to one part in two thousand (± 0. 0005 ), while 0. 08 suggests a measurement with an error of up to one in two hundred ( see significant figures ).

Although generally called a war novel, the author states that he " see The Time in Between as a war novel ".

Although the term describes events as impinging on England, from the outset the conflicts involved wars with and civil wars within both Scotland and Ireland ; see Wars of the Three Kingdoms for an overview.

Although details are unclear, there is evidence that in 1577 Oxford attempted to leave England to see service in the French Wars of Religion on the side of King Henry III.

Although many factors can be used to measure the success of the industry, the number of British films produced each year gives an overview of its development: the industry experienced a boom as it first developed in the 1910s ( see 1910s in film ), but during the 1920s ( see 1920s in film ) experienced a recession caused by US competition and commercial practices.