Historically, the Western tradition identifies the general custom of praying for the dead dating as far back as 2 Maccabees 12: 42-46.

Historically the languages were spoken over a larger area: West to the mouth of the Vistula river in present-day Poland, at least as far East as the Dniepr river in present-day Belarus, perhaps even to Moscow, perhaps as far south as Kiev.

Historically, the jaguar was recorded in far eastern Texas, and the northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the Malleus Maleficarum Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.

Historically, all three practices have been found, but polygyny is by far the most common.

Historically it extended only as far as the Brynica river, which separates it from Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the Lesser Poland region.

Historically, the people's awareness and acceptance of ethical norms was shaped far more by the pervasive influence of custom and usage of property and by inculcating moral precepts than by any formally enacted system of law.

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle.

( Historically it extended further to the west, through what is now French territory as far as Monaco.

Historically, the Northern Arrow and other rail lines provided passenger traffic to Petoskey and Bay View, Michigan from as far as Chicago and St. Louis, but these were discontinued in the late 20th century.

Historically, the name Minisink, which dates to the mid 17th century, has applied to a much larger area than the current town, running as far north as Minisink Ford, twenty miles northwest of present day Minisink, south to the Delaware Water Gap, thirty miles southwest of present day Minisink, and from the Kittatinny Ridge to the east to the Poconos to the west ( See ).

Historically penal colonies have often been used for penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of a state's ( usually colonial ) territories, and on a far larger scale than a prison farm.

Historically, there was also a route to Belfast via Stranraer over the WCML as far as Carlisle, and then connecting via the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway, however this route was closed in the 1960s as part of the Beeching Axe reforms.

Historically, central plants have been an integral part of the electric grid, in which large generating facilities are specifically located either close to resources or otherwise located far from populated load centers.

Historically, most of British iron originated from ironstone, but it is now rarely used for this purpose because it is far too limited in quantity to be an economic source of iron ore.

Historically the grant for the Northern Neck included all land between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers including far upstream of King George.

Historically, a senior lectureship reflected prowess in teaching or administration rather than research and was far less likely to lead direct to promotion to professor.

Historically, this woodpecker's range extended in the southeastern United States from Florida to New Jersey and Maryland, as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma, and inland to Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Historically they range as far south as Texas and southern California.

Historically, the use of lamps of all types was of shorter duration than we are accustomed to with electric lights, and in the far more draughty buildings, it was of less concern and danger.

Historically, treatments with alum and borax were used to reduce the flammability of fabric and wood, as far back as Roman times.

Historically, the area known as Fingal stretches from the Tolka River at Drumcondra, out as far east as Kilbarrack, as west as Cappagh and north as Richardstown ( on the Meath border ).

Historically, male styling with cornrows can be traced as far back as the early nineteenth century to Ethiopia, where warriors and kings such as Tewodros II and Yohannes IV were depicted wearing cornrows.

The latitude of the North Pole is 90 ° N, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 ° S. Historically, mariners calculated latitude in the Northern Hemisphere by sighting the North Star Polaris with a sextant and sight reduction tables to take out error for height of eye and atmospheric refraction.

Historically, based on the Western-inspired reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, such policies have placed heavy emphasis on Turkey's relationship with the Western world, especially in relation to the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.

Historically, in North America, one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the boll weevil.

Historically, the traffic infrastructure was an important element of connecting the Port of Antwerp with the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Historically and presently the chemical industry has been concentrated in three areas of the world, Western Europe, North America and Japan ( the Triad ).

Historically, however, as many as 12 teams in a given year have competed for the Carolina League pennant, and most of the league's teams have represented towns and cities in North Carolina.

The CIAA, celebrating the Centennial of its founding in 1912, is composed predominantly of Historically Black Colleges and Universities ( HBCU ) spanning the east coast from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.

Historically, the Highlands neighborhood was predominantly Protestant, with several churches in the area of North Main and Rock Streets.

Historically, before incorporation when it was called " Mount Wollaston " and later as the " North Precinct " of Braintree, Quincy roughly began at the Neponset River in the north and ended at the Fore River in the south.

Historically, Wales and the south-western peninsula were known respectively as North Wales and West Wales.

Historically, commercial service was provided by North Central Airlines.

Historically Cleveland, as a geographic area within the North Riding of Yorkshire, was located entirely to the south of the River Tees and its largest town was Guisborough, until the rise of Middlesbrough in the 19th century.

Historically, the river Huai He, a major river in central China and the traditional border between North China and South China, cut through north Jiangsu to reach the Yellow Sea.

Historically 110, 115 and 117 volts have been used at different times and places in North America.

Historically, North Korea received most of its assistance from the USSR until its collapse in 1991.

Historically the parish was within Haverstoe, the south division of the Bradley-Haverstoe wapentake, in the North Riding of Lindsey.

Historically within Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7, 132 in 2001 and is divided into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg.

Historically, the North Platte River was up to a mile wide ( 1. 6 km ) in many places, as evidenced by the old streambed and historic written records.

Historically within Lancashire, Earlestown is named after Hardman Earle ( 11 July 1792-25 January 1877 ) who was the Chairman of the London and North Western Railway.

Historically, tide mills have been used, both in Europe and on the Atlantic coast of North America.

Historically, and discontinued in the 1960s, the railway at one time operated open-top observation cars all the way from North Vancouver to Lillooet and sometimes beyond.

Historically a part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1968 the town became part of the County Borough of Teesside, absorbed by the non-metropolitan County of Cleveland in 1974.

Historically, this set of stars was used in navigation to locate the North Star Polaris.