Historically, mineralogy was heavily concerned with taxonomy of the rock-forming minerals ; to this end, the International Mineralogical Association is an organization whose members represent mineralogists in individual countries.

Historically freedom of religion has been used to refer to the tolerance of different theological systems of belief, while freedom of worship has been defined as freedom of individual action.

Historically, some labor organizations and individual social activists have espoused workers ' self-management or worker cooperatives as possible alternatives to wage labor.

Historically, the individual receiving the highest number of votes is selected to serve as the Mayor, and holds this position for two years of the four year term.

Historically, the tallest individual is claimed to be the Ferguson Tree, at, found in the Watts River region of Victoria in 1871 or 1872.

Historically, Bophuthatswana's significance is twofold: it was the first area to be declared an independent state whose territory constituted a scattered patchwork of individual enclaves, and during its last days of existence, events taking place within its borders led to the weakening and split of right-winged Afrikaner resistance towards democratizing South Africa.

Historically, in many parts of Africa for example, land was not owned by an individual, but rather used by an extended family or a village community.

Historically the term ' Springbok ' was applied to any team or individual representing South Africa in international competition regardless of sporting discipline.

Historically, Canadian conservatism has been derived from the Tory tradition, with a distinctive concern for a balance between individual rights and collectivism, as mediated through a traditional pre-industrial standard of morality – which has never been as evident in American conservatism.

Historically, Confucian teachings de-emphasizing the individual and favoring a conformist stance to ensure social harmony in a rigidly hierarchized society have shaped much of the Sinosphere, possibly explaining the emergence of the hikikomori phenomenon in other East Asian countries.

Historically, the WCC's strongest sports have been soccer ( nine national champions, including back-to-back women's soccer titles in 2001 and 2002 ) and tennis ( five individual champions and one team champion ).

Historically the right to a fair trial was regarded as more important in criminal proceedings, because the consequences for the individual are more severe in criminal proceedings compared to civil proceedings.

Historically, some labor organizations and individual social activists, have espoused workers ' self-management or worker cooperatives as possible alternatives to wage labor.

Historically, metered parallel parking had individual meters for each parking spot with spots clearly marked on the road.

Historically, in such ad hoc networks scaling problems have arisen as the overhead involved in processing the routing information and maintaining a consistent link state among peers grows beyond the ability of the individual nodes in the network to track and forward it.

Historically the degrees of individual and community control over real property have varied greatly.

Historically, before the era of the dominance of recorded music, commercial sheet music sales of individual songs were similarly promoted and tracked as singles and albums are now.

Historically, First Communion was delayed until after an individual had completed catechism classes and been confirmed, but gradually the timing of First Communion shifted so that it was administered before Confirmation rather than after, following the Roman Catholic tradition.

Historically, the Prohibitory Order was devised as a means of protecting freedom of speech, while recognizing the rights of individual recipients not to receive advertisements they deem to be pornographic or otherwise offensive, and the absolute and unreviewable right of the recipient of a mailpiece to determine whether or not it is offensive.

Historically, priestly celibacy became law for all only through coercion and enslavement of clerical wives and children.

Historically, some encyclopedias were contained in one volume, but some, such as the Encyclopædia Britannica or the world ´ s largest Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana, became huge multi-volume works.

Historically the Dublin county area, parts of Wicklow and Louth, became under heavy exclusive influence from the first English settlements ( known as The Pale ).

Historically, after the Roman denomination of it as Gallia Belgica, the region politically had its origins in Middle Francia, more precisely its northern part which became the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia.

Historically, support for modern multiculturalism stems from the changes in Western societies after World War II, in what Susanne Wessendorf calls the " human rights revolution ", in which the horrors of institutionalized racism and ethnic cleansing became almost impossible to ignore in the wake of the Holocaust ; with the collapse of the European colonial system, as colonized nations in Africa and Asia successfully fought for their independence and pointed out the racist underpinnings of the colonial system ; and, in the United States in particular, with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, which criticized ideals of assimilation that often led to prejudices against those who did not act according to Anglo-American standards and which led to the development of academic ethnic studies programs as a way to counteract the neglect of contributions by racial minorities in classrooms.

Historically, there have been several trains that ran through the county whose stops became cities and villages.

Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish.

Historically, the ancient parish included several other chapelries or townships which later became separate civil parishes: Blawith, Church Coniston, Egton with Newland, Lowick, Mansriggs, Osmotherley, Subberthwaite and Torver.

Historically, Woods Hole included one of the few good harbors ( along with Hyannis ) on the southern side of Cape Cod ( i. e. Great Harbor, contained by Penzance Point ) and became a center for whaling, shipping, and fishing, prior to its dominance today by tourism and marine research.

Historically, vacationers tended to visit the hotels, reachable by horse-drawn carriage from the Randolph train station ; but as the automobile became more popular, the hotels declined and private vacation homes became more prevalent.

Historically, the area that became known as Delcambre was first settled by Acadians who were expelled from Nova Scotia in the mid-18th century.

Historically, the river formed the northern border of Moshoeshoe I's Basotho kingdom at its height in the mid-19th century, then became the boundary between two Boer republics ( and later provinces ): Transvaal and the Orange Free State.

Historically, they became a distinctly different population from those who were conquered and integrated into the Japanese state.

Historically known as Tawam or al Buraimi Oasis, Al Ain became a distinct location following independence in 1971.

Historically the German Gymnasium also included in its overall accelerated curriculum postsecondary education at college level and the degree awarded substituted for the bachelor's degree ( Baccalaureat ) previously awarded by a college or university so that universites in Germany exclusively became graduate schools.

Historically, this species was not significantly targeted by commercial whalers, but became more important in the 1970s as the industry depleted other targets.

Historically, the term has been used to refer to a thalassocracy such as Carthage and Phoenicia but during the medieval period increasingly became associated with the Maritime Republics of Venice, Pisa, Genoa, and Amalfi.

Historically, Pelham was composed of five villages and became known as " the Pelhams ".

Historically within Staffordshire, Tipton was an urban district until 1938, when it became a municipal borough.

Historically, it formed part of the Mortlake parish and became part of the expanded Municipal Borough of Richmond in 1892.

Historically, the Dominican Republic has been linked to MLB since Ozzie Virgil, Sr. became the first Dominican to play in the league.

( Historically Lwów was the administrative center of this part of Poland, but after 1945, when Lwów became part of the Soviet Union, that city's role was relinquished to Rzeszów.

Historically, Hardanger's relative isolation allowed for the development of a unique musical culture, with which Tveitt became infatuated.