Historically, Silesia was bounded to the west by the Kwisa and Bóbr rivers, while the territory west of the Kwisa was in Upper Lusatia ( earlier Milsko ).

Historically, Indochina comprises the territory of the former French Indochina:

Historically, modern Ghanaian territory was the core of the Empire of Ashanti, which was one of the most advanced states in sub-Sahara Africa in the 18 – 19th centuries, before colonial rule.

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

Historically the term was used for a route into or through wild territory used by emigrants ( e. g. the Oregon Trail ).

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

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, however, the Northwest Territory was an important early territory of the U. S., comprising the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as the northeastern part of Minnesota.

Historically, in the British Empire ( most of which would become the Commonwealth ) High Commissioners were envoys of the Imperial Government appointed to manage protectorates or groups of territories not fully under the sovereignty of the British Crown, while Crown colonies ( which were British sovereign territory ) would normally be administered by a Governor and the most significant possessions, large confederations and the independent Commonwealth Dominions would be headed by a Governor-General.

Historically, in Southern Africa, the protectorates of Bechuanaland ( now Botswana ), Basutoland ( now Lesotho ) and Swaziland were administered as High Commission Territories by the Governor-General of South Africa, who was also the British High Commissioner for Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and Swaziland, until the 1930s, with various local representatives, and subsequently by the British High Commissioner ( from 1961 Ambassador ) to South Africa, who was represented locally in each territory by a Resident Commissioner.

Historically, socially and politically Jämtland has been a special territory between Norway and Sweden.

Historically, Pascal's Wager was groundbreaking because it charted new territory in probability theory, marked the first formal use of decision theory, and anticipated future philosophies such as existentialism, pragmatism, and voluntarism.

* Land grant: Historically a land grant is an area of land to which title was conferred by a predecessor government, usually Spanish or Mexican, and confirmed by the U. S Government Courts after the territory was acquired by the United States.

Historically, a clan was made up of everyone who lived on the chief's territory, or on territory of those who owed allegiance to the said chief.

Historically, the alliance was defining and crucial for determining the borders of Brazil, a large Portuguese-speaking territory in South America, which differentiated itself from its Spanish-speaking neighbors as the United Kingdom took an important role in sponsoring Portugal against Spain in that region.

Historically, the term " unorganized territory " was applied to an area in which there was no effective government control of affairs on a day-to-day basis, such as the former U. S. territories where the government exerted only transient control when its forces were actually present.

Historically, the US had viewed East Jerusalem as forming part of the West Bank, a territory under belligerent occupation.

Historically, the term has been used as a derogatory term by native Puerto Ricans when describing a person that has Puerto Rican ancestry but is born in the 50 states or a different commonwealth / territory.

Historically, cultural ties with Spain have been strong ; a variant of Andalusian Spanish, " Llanito ", being the vernacular language of the territory.

Historically, most of the territory was under Lake Texcoco, but over the colonial period into the 20th century, the lake dried up and today the area is completely urbanized.

Historically, the institution of the foral system was a way to divide the territory and to establish local administrative control ( and not regional or hierarchical continuity ).

Historically there have been four flags used in the territory since it joined confederation.

Historically, since its main occupation was agriculture, it once occupied more in territory than its neighbor, Blankenberge.

Historically, the peoples of the East have been settled in Cameroonian territory for longer than any other of the country's many ethnic groups, the first inhabitants being the Baka ( or Babinga ) pygmies.

Historically, the use of two guns at once, one in each hand, is most associated with the American Old West, where revolvers holding only six rounds of ammunition were the highest capacity handguns available and reloading was a slow process.

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

Historically, a great number of coinage metals ( including alloys ) and other materials ( e. g. Porcelain ) have been used practically, artistically, and experimentally in the production of coins for circulation, collection, and metal investment, where bullion coins often serve as more convenient stores of assured metal quantity and purity than other bullion.

Historically, the term originated in the mainframe field, where it had a well-defined meaning, very close to contemporary computer file.

Historically, where comparative psychology researches animal behaviour in the context of what is known about human psychology, ethology researches animal behaviour in the context of what is known about animal anatomy, physiology, neurobiology, and phylogenetic history.

Historically, the concept of fundamental group first emerged in the theory of Riemann surfaces, in the work of Bernhard Riemann, Henri Poincaré and Felix Klein, where it describes the monodromy properties of complex functions, as well as providing a complete topological classification of closed surfaces.

Historically Apex was the place where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site, and as such it was off − limits to anyone not working at the base.

His mother was Azubah Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Jehosaphat, where, according to Joel 3: 2, the god of Israel will gather all nations for judgment.

Historically, there have been cases where the term " nybble " was used for a set of bits fewer than 8, but not necessarily 4.

Historically, they have shown little interest in the central and southern parts of Namibia, where conditions do not suit their traditional way of life.

Historically PLCs were usually configured with only a few analog control loops ; where processes required hundreds or thousands of loops, a distributed control system ( DCS ) would instead be used.

Historically, one of the first topics in physics where statistical methods were applied was the field of mechanics, which is concerned with the motion of particles or objects when subjected to a force.

Historically these beliefs were notable in Early Modern Europe of the 14th to 18th century, where witchcraft came to be seen as a vast diabolical conspiracy against Christianity and accusations of witchcraft led to large-scale witch-hunts, especially in Germanic Europe.

Historically, in countries where Communist Parties were struggling to attain state power, the formation of wartime alliances with non-communist parties and wartime groups was enacted ( such as the National Liberation Front of Albania ).

Historically, many systems had a batch window where online subsystems were turned off and the system capacity was used to run jobs common to all data ( accounts, users, or customers ) on a system.

Historically some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities.

Historically, farms in the Western world included a small building termed the smokehouse, where meats could be smoked and stored.

Historically, a woman in England would assume her new husband's family name ( or surname ) after marriage, and this remains common practice in the United Kingdom today as well as in common law countries and countries where English is spoken, including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Ireland, India, Philippines, the English-speaking provinces of Canada, and the United States.

Historically, many towns have been built on floodplain, where they are highly susceptible to flooding, for a number of reasons:

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 castle is perhaps best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots, met her future husband Lord Darnley in 1565.

Historically the canal started at Farmer's Bridge Top Lock ( the real Farmer's Bridge Junction ), where it met the already existing Birmingham Canal Newhall Branch.

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, souqs were held outside of cities in the location where a caravan loaded with goods would stop and merchants would display their goods for sale.

Historically, cultures of honour exist in places where the economy is dominated by herding animals.