Historically, they spoke the Ainu language and related varieties and lived in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin.

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, locksmiths actually made the entire lock, working for hours hand cutting screws and doing much file-work.

Historically, CMOS designs operated at supply voltages much larger than their threshold voltages ( V < sub > dd </ sub > might have been 5 V, and V < sub > th </ sub > for both NMOS and PMOS might have been 700 mV ).

Historically, the first term for optimization was " linear programming ", which was due to George B. Dantzig, although much of the theory had been introduced by Leonid Kantorovich in 1939.

Historically the cheese was merely a by-product of the much more lucrative butter market.

Historically, much of the city's industry was based on this rich agricultural hinterland and it is particularly noted for Limerick Ham.

Historically, the two states were long-standing enemies, but in recent years, they have enjoyed a much friendlier relationship and in 1986, they entered the European Union together.

Historically, Pliny the Elder believed swallows hibernated, and ornithologist Gilbert White pointed to anecdotal evidence in The Natural History of Selborne that indicated as much.

Historically, the settlement was at the western end of the Stony Lake, but development now encircles much of the lake shore.

Historically, much of the town's transportation was done by water, either canals or streams.

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, despite the continuation of the Best Animated Short Subject category, animated feature films seldom received much recognition from the Academy Awards for anything other than musical scores.

Historically, much of the iron ore utilized by industrialized societies has been mined from predominantly hematite deposits with grades in excess of 60 % Fe.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town, like much of West Yorkshire, although this industry has now all but vanished.

Historically, precious metals have commanded much higher prices than common industrial metals.

Historically, much of the foundation of actuarial theory predated modern financial theory.

Historically much German wine produced from Pinot noir was pale, often rosé like the red wines of Alsace, and very simple ; over-cropping and bunch-rot were major contributing factors to this.

Historically, non-decimal currencies were much more common, such as the British pound sterling before decimalisation in 1971.

Historically, African Americans have faced much harsher treatment concerning segregation than any other racial, ethnic, or ancestral group.

Historically, the flag was flown to frighten pirates ' victims into surrendering without a fight, since it conveyed the message that the attackers were outlaws who would not consider themselves bound by the usual rules of engagement — and might, therefore, slaughter those they defeated ( since captured pirates were usually hanged, they did not have much to gain by asking quarter if defeated ).

Historically, a low-alcohol, sweetened beer made from a blend of lambic and a much lighter, freshly brewed beer ( called meertsbier, not necessarily a lambic ) to which brown sugar ( or sometimes caramel or molasses ) was added.

Historically, slash-and-burn cultivation was practiced throughout much of the world, in grasslands as well as woodlands.

Historically, Vaisyas have played a much larger role in Indian affairs apart from trade and commerce, according to many historians Gupta dynasty of the Gupta Empire was a Vaishya dynasty, according to historian, Ram Sharan Sharma, Guptas were a Vaishya dynasty, " who may have appeared as a reaction against oppressive rulers ".

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 classical thermodynamics definition developed first, and it has more recently been extended in the area of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.

Historically, this area of Lochaber was strongly Clan Cameron country, and there were a number of mainly Cameron settlements in the area ( such as Blarmacfoldach ).

Historically part of the parish of St Margaret in the county of Middlesex, the name Westminster was the ancient description for the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the government of England ( and later the British government ) for almost a thousand years.

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 in union with Bavaria, Palatinate itself covers 5, 451. 23 km sq in area.

Historically, the larger part of the present-day Slough area was formerly in Buckinghamshire with a small part of the borough a part of Middlesex.

Historically, the area was important to the fur trade, and the county itself takes its name from one of Wyoming's early fur traders, William L. Sublette.

Historically, the province ( area ) dates from states of the Holy Roman Empire and takes its name from the nearby German city of Geldern.

Historically, the Arapaho had assisted the Cheyenne and Lakota people in driving the Kiowa and Comanche south from the Northern Plains, their hunting area ranged from Montana to Texas.

Historically the Meierij is the descendant of Taxandria, when that area comes under the rule of the dukes of Brabant in the 12th century.

Historically the area broadly covered by the département was known as Bigorre, a territory at times independent but later part of Gascony province.

Historically the area had been occupied by the Monacan, and in 1700 French Huguenot refugees settled at their abandoned village, known as Manakin Town.

Historically, the area was a hunting ground for the Wichita, Osage, and Kiowa tribes.

Historically a part of Surrey, the area takes its name from the old village of Battersea, an island settlement established in the river delta of the Falconbrook ; a river that rises in Tooting Bec Common and flows underground through south London to the River Thames.

Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay and neighboured by Swarthmoor, Pennington and Rosside.

Historically, the area was renowned for mineral extraction, including clay, aggregates and notably the digging of huge amounts of chalk from the West Thurrock area for use in the now defunct cement industries.

Historically the area has had some grazing land uses as well as grain production.

Historically the area has been used for orchards and other agricultural uses.

Historically a leading seaport of the area, the story of Mystic's nautical connection is told at Mystic Seaport, the nation's largest maritime museum, which has preserved a number of sailing ships ( most notably the whaleship Charles W. Morgan ) and seaport buildings.

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

Historically, past industries formerly located in Rochester included a refinery for sugar beets, a paper products company, and the Western Knitting Mills factory, which was later adapted and utilized during World War II for incendiary production — businesses that no longer exist in the area.