Historically, in some Celtic monasteries abbesses presided over joint-houses of monks and nuns, the most famous example being Saint Brigid of Kildare's leadership in the founding of the monastery at Kildare in Ireland.

Historically, this was often a promise to exchange the money for precious metals in some fixed amount.

Historically, some women have cross-dressed to take up male-dominated or male-exclusive professions, such as military service.

Historically, most states where the official religion is Buddhism have imposed capital punishment for some offenses.

Historically, the baudot and braille keyboards were standardized to some extent, but they are unable to replicate the full character set of a modern keyboard.

Historically, in Canada, whisky that had some rye grain added to the mash bill to give it more flavour came to be called “ rye ”.

Historically the å has developed from a ligature by writing a small a on top of the letter a ; if an å character is unavailable, some Scandinavian languages allow the substitution of a doubled a.

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 concept of entropy evolved in order to explain why some processes ( permitted by conservation laws ) occur spontaneously while their time reversals ( also permitted by conservation laws ) do not ; systems tend to progress in the direction of increasing entropy.

Historically, several number bases have been used for representing floating-point numbers, with base 2 ( binary ) being the most common, followed by base 10 ( decimal ), and other less common varieties, such as base 16 ( hexadecimal notation ), as well as some exotic ones like 3 ( see Setun ).

Historically, naming traditions existed in some places and cultures.

Historically, the term has also been used in some fields of computer science and information technology to denote the gibibyte, or ( 1024 < sup > 3 </ sup > or 2 < sup > 30 </ sup >) bytes.

Historically, some theocratic Islamic states known as imamates have been led by imams as head of state, such as in what is now Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.

Historically, some ideas have been advanced to explain the apparent hairlessness of humans, as compared to other species.

He first discussed some of these oriental practices in a series of articles entitled Magic, Mesmerism, Hypnotism, etc., Historically & Physiologically Considered.

Historically these systems are most commonly combined, either formally or informally, in some manner.

Historically, the original Macrovision technology was considered a nuisance to some specialist users because it could interfere with other electronic equipment.

Historically, some people among the northern Amhara community used the label " Galla " derogatorily to label Oromos as well as to label Shewan or southern Amharas who were mostly mixed with Oromo.

Historically some works have been executed on supports which are now extremely fragile and the support rather than the pigment needs to be protected under glass and away from light

Historically, some cultures and religions accommodated, institutionalized, or revered, same-sex love and sexuality ; Several congregations have undertaken a series of organizational, procedural and practical steps to become acknowledged as a " Welcoming Congregation ": a congregation which has taken specific steps to welcome and integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender ( GLBT ) members.

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

Historically, in the far North, meats such as reindeer, and other ( semi -) game dishes were eaten, some of which have their roots in the Sami culture, while fresh vegetables have played a larger role in the South.

Historically this was a trait characterized by Bordeaux with some premium examples in favorable vintages having the potential to last for over a century, but producers across the globe have developed styles that could age and develop for several decades.

Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age, evolving from the dagger ; the earliest specimens date to ca.

Historically there has been considerable controversy over the date when Jerusalem was captured the second time and Zedekiah's reign came to an end.

Historically speaking, the kachina cult long predates European contact, and traces of the religion have been found which date to as early as 1325 A. D.

Historically, Exim used a peculiar version numbering scheme where the first decimal digit is updated only whenever the main documentation is fully up to date ; until that time, changes were accumulated in the file NewStuff.

Historically, all acts of Parliament before 1793 were ex post facto legislation, inasmuch as their date of effect was the first day of the session in which they were passed.

Historically, this date has been venerated in the practice of Voodoo.

Historically, the fast commemorates the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia — an event that began on that date and ultimately culminated in the destruction of Solomon's Temple ( the First Temple ) and the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah ( nowadays: southern Israel ).

Historically, there has been uncertainty in the date and the discoverer associated with the islands of the Azores.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Heywood as a settlement is believed to date from Early Medieval England, when the Anglo-Saxons cleared the densely wooded area, and divided it into heys or fenced clearings.

Historically within Christianity, the begging Lazarus of the parable ( feast day June 21 ) and Lazarus of Bethany ( feast day December 17 ) have often been conflated, with some churches celebrating a blessing of dogs, associated with the beggar, on December 17, the date associated with Lazarus of Bethany.

Historically inflation has been above 2. 5 % for a significant majority of the years since 1980 ( 22 out of the 28 years to date ), thus resulting in a real decline in local tax rates and local spending ability.

Historically the ritual was performed in many other parts of Bulgaria as well and although the exact practice varied regionally, e. g. beating the dogs instead of spinning them, it was performed on the same date and with the same goal.

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

Historically, three railways were built in Liberia to export ore from mines ; they were damaged during civil war, and as of August 2010 only one had been brought back into service.

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, religious skepticism can be traced back to Socrates, who doubted many religious claims of the time.

Historically, their biggest rivals have been the New York Rangers, with an intense rivalry stretching back to the 1970s, the New Jersey Devils, with whom they traded the Atlantic Division title every season between and, and their bitter cross-state rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Historically, voyageurs often employed a tump line on their head to carry a load on their back.

Historically, it was one of the main center of the Dauni, in an area where human presence dates back from the 7th millennium BC.

Historically, tax cuts have tended to result in a higher proportion of the tax take being paid by high-income groups, as previously sheltered income is brought back into the mainstream economy.

Historically, Kurdish Music has very ancient roots that go back to the Hurrian period of Kurdish history.

Historically the region has been occupied and settled by many cultures dating back to the Bronze Age, including the ancient Phoenicians and Romans, and has also been considerably influenced by the Moorish settlement of the southern Iberian peninsula.

Historically, tail docking was thought to prevent rabies, strengthen the back, increase the animal's speed, and prevent injuries when ratting, fighting, and baiting.

Historically ( and in some cultures still in use today ) a small bag — netted, tatted, knitted, crocheted, or knotted ( see macrame )— of fine thread, enclosed a bob of long hair on the back of the head or held it close to the nape.

Historically lesbianism has been closely associated with feminism, going back at least to the 1890s.

Historically, many cultural features, including Chinese calligraphy, Buddhism, pottery techniques, city design, and political systems, were transmitted from China to Korea, and in modified form, retransmitted to Japan and back to China.

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

Historically, the chamber can be traced back as early as the 1890s with the inauguration of the Cámara de Comercio de Filipinas.

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.

Historically the land was donated to Kadamuri Narasimha swami temple by the king of thekkukmkoor in long centuries back.

Historically, the doctrine of unclean hands can be traced as far back as the Fourth Lateran Council.

Historically a part of Cumberland, it is situated next to the town of Workington and the village of Camerton along the River Derwent and dates back at least to Medieval times.

Historically they have also been used to detect malingering in patients with back pain.

Historically, the oldest pictorial record of the oud dates back to the Uruk period in Southern Mesopotamia over 5000 years ago.

Historically, foreign tourists have been a common target of attacks dating back to the early 1990s.

Historically, it encompasses the development of Religion in India since the Iron Age traditions, which in turn stretch back to prehistoric religions such as that of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization followed by the Iron Age Vedic religion.