Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat, while in modern times, its main use is that of a recreational activity.

An alternate explanation of the red fox's gains involves the gray wolf: Historically, it has kept red fox numbers down, but as the wolf has been hunted to near extinction in much of its former range, the red fox population has grown larger, and it has taken over the niche of top predator.

Historically, directors ' duties have been owed almost exclusively to the company and its members, and the board was expected to exercise its powers for the financial benefit of the company.

Historically, cryptography was split into a dichotomy of codes and ciphers ; and coding had its own terminology, analogous to that for ciphers: " encoding, codetext, decoding " and so on.

Historically, the black leather female catsuit entered dominant fetish culture in the 1950s with the AtomAge magazine and its connections to fetish fashion designer John Sutcliffe.

Historically, Ecuador depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers for virtually all of its equipment needs.

Historically, the electron volt was devised as a standard unit of measure through its usefulness in electrostatic particle accelerator sciences because a particle with charge q has an energy E = qV after passing through the potential V ; if q is quoted in integer units of the elementary charge and the terminal bias in volts, one gets an energy in eV.

Historically the first decade of semiconductor electronics were entirely based on germanium, although its production for such use today is a small fraction ( 2 %) of that of ultra-high purity silicon, which has largely replaced it.

Historically, each of the several hundred small towns of Indiana had its own small school system.

Historically, therefore, Palestine was an anomaly within the Mandate system, in a class of its own – initially referred to by the British as a “ special regime ”:

Historically Maldives has had a strategic importance because of its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean.

Historically, the tribe lived in bands near the mouth of the Grand River at its confluence with the Missouri River ; the mouth of the Missouri at its confluence with the Mississippi River, and in present-day Saline County, Missouri.

Historically, Mozilla had been used internally as a codename for the Netscape Navigator web browser from its beginning.

Historically, Manama has been restricted to what is now known as the Manama Souq and the Manama Fort ( now the Ministry of Interior ) to its south.

Historically, ML stands for metalanguage: it was conceived to develop proof tactics in the LCF theorem prover ( whose language, pplambda, a combination of the first-order predicate calculus and the simply typed polymorphic lambda calculus, had ML as its metalanguage ).

Historically this has led to its use for plating metals such as iron and brass, to its use for chemical apparatus, and its use in certain alloys that will retain a high silvery polish, such as German silver.

Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term " cartoon " in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.

Historically, the group achieved a number of notable firsts in hip hop music and are credited with being the act most responsible for pushing hip hop into mainstream popular music, initiating its musical and artistic evolution and enabling its growth as a global phenomenon.

Historically, this issue has been a major cause of conflict between Somalia and some of its neighbors.

Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e. g., by a prism.

Historically, the ace had the lowest value and this still holds in many popular European games ( in fact most European decks, including the French Tarot Nouveau, do not use the " A " index, instead keeping the numeral " 1 ").

Historically, constables in California were attached to the justice courts, the lowest tier of the state court system ( whereas sheriffs were attached to the county superior courts, and marshals to the municipal courts ).

Historically, the lowest minimum temperature ever recorded in the Imperial Valley was on January 22, 1937.

Historically, a hutong was also once used as the lowest level of administrative geographical divisions within a city in ancient China, as in the paifang ( 牌坊 ) system: the largest division within a city in ancient China was a fang ( 坊 ), equivalent to current day precinct.

Historically, the hills, combined with the town being built at the lowest bridge-point on the River Forth, led to Stirling's importance as a main gateway to the Highlands.

Historically dominated by pilot training, in 2008, flying activity fell to just 48, 000 movements, the lowest level on record and a 70 % decline in 10 years.

Historically and internationally, support for affirmative action has sought to achieve a range of goals: bridging inequalities in employment and pay ; increasing access to education ; enriching state, institutional, and professional leadership with the full spectrum of society ; redressing apparent past wrongs, harms, or hindrances, in particular addressing the apparent social imbalance left in the wake of slavery and slave laws.

Historically until 2003 / 2004, the village railroad crossing was unique only like one other location in the United States in that four different sets of railroad tracks ran through the village and crossed at one point.

Historically, Port Allegany was a traveling point in pioneer days when travelers coming overland from the Susquehanna River would continue by boat.

Historically, white footballs have been used in football games played at night so that the ball can be seen more easily ; however, this practice is no longer commonplace, as artificial lighting conditions have improved to the point where it is no longer necessary.

Historically the practice of union strikebreaking has been a contentious issue in the union movement, and a point of contention between adherents of different union philosophies.

Historically the Gills Bay area has been the main setting off point from the mainland to the islands of Stroma and Swona and Orkney itself.

Historically, the major economic centre of a state or region often becomes the focal point of political power, and becomes a capital through conquest or federation.

Historically within County Durham, from the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.

Historically, measuring the precise time of each point of contact was one of the most accurate ways to determine the positions of astronomical bodies.

Historically the river flowed due south from this point, marking the boundary between Westminster and Kensington, but since 1850 it has been diverted into a culvert, running underground to reach the Thames near Chelsea Bridge.

Historically, there have been so many incentives to buy locally that no one had to make any kind of point to do so, but with current market conditions, it is often cheaper to buy distantly produced goods, despite the added costs in terms of packaging, transport, inspection, retail facilities, etc .. As such, one must now often take explicit action if one wants to purchase locally produced goods.

Historically, this was the traditional crossing point on the old east-west stagecoach route across England.

Historically, their lands have been an important buffer zone between powerful and often warring lowland groups – alternatively a staging point or hideout for rebellions or retreats, with minorities acting as essential guides through the forests and mountains.

Historically, the assassination is seen as a turning point.

Historically within the county of Westmorland, the village straddles the A6070 road between Crooklands and Carnforth, at a point around midway between Lancaster and Kendal, and is in the shadow of the nearby limestone outcrop known as Farleton Knott.

Historically, the races were scored on the basis of a five-place tally: i. e. via an 8-6-4-3-2 scoring system, with the holder of the fastest race lap also receiving a bonus point.

Historically, the main port on the river was at Bridgwater ; the river being bridged at this point, with the first bridge being constructed in 1200 AD.

Historically, the Arminian Remonstrants raised this doctrine as a point of debate over predestination in the Quinquarticular Controversy, and their position was ultimately condemned by Calvinists at the Synod of Dort in 1619.

Historically, translation studies has long been normative ( telling translators how to translate ), to the point that discussions of translation that were not normative were generally not considered to be about translation at all.

Historically the area was a focal point for smugglers, who used the secluded water inlets of Tollesbury, Salcott cum Virley and Mersea and often hid their contraband within the overgrown heathland.

Historically, the concept is usually associated with Communist states and parties where, as a result of shifting political lines often as part of a power struggle, leading members of the Communist Party find themselves on the losing side of a political conflict and out of favour ( often to the point of being denounced or even imprisoned ) as a result.

Historically, the region of the parish of São José was the dropping-off point for the settlers to the western part of the island.

Historically, Whakahoro's Wade's Landing was a stopover point for the riverboats steaming up and down the Whanganui River.

Historically, Unaizah was an important stopping point for Muslim pilgrims coming from Mesopotamia ( now Iraq ) and Persia ( now Iran ) on their way to Makkah.

Historically water levels have been declining in Pyramid Lake ; in addition, water quality has been impacted by upstream discharges including point and non-point sources.