Modern-day studies have revealed traces of Taíno DNA in individuals throughout Cuba, although the population was largely destroyed as a culture and civilization after 1550.

Modern-day Hidalgo was first settled by Spanish colonists led by José de Escandón in about 1749.

Modern-day Britwell, which has the well-defined geographic boundaries of Farnham Lane ( in the north ), Lower Britwell Road and Haymill Road ( to the west ), Whittaker Road and Northborough Road ( south ) and Long Readings Lane ( east ), was created as a large overspill housing estate for bombed-out Londoners at the end of the Second World War.

Modern-day Latakia Governorate and Tartus Governorate roughly encompass what was the Alawite State, both governorates having majority Alawite populations ; however, parts of modern-day Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Masyaf District, Talkalakh District and Jisr ash-Shugur District ( now in neighbouring governorates ) also belonged to it.

Modern-day Mantineia is the region around the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, and was named after the namesake city of old.

Modern-day Chelsea was the site of the Synod of Chelsea in 787 AD.

Modern-day Back Lane, Sump Hall Lane and Noggarth Road broadly follow the route of a classic ridgeway running east-west to the north of the town, suggesting that the area was populated during pre-history and probably controlled by the Brigantes.

Modern-day authorities disagree as to how much of Gerard's Herball was original.

Modern-day Tubas was founded in the late 19th century during Ottoman rule in Palestine, when groups of Arabs belonging to the Daraghmeh clan — mostly shepherds and farmers who lived in the Jordan Valley — migrated northward to the site because of its fertile ground, proximity to several springs, and its high elevation compared to the Jordan Valley and Wadi al-Far ' a plain ; Mount Gerizim was visible from the area.

Modern-day Czech Silesia derives primarily from a small part of Silesia that remained within the Bohemian Crown and the Habsburg Monarchy at the end of the First Silesian War in 1742, when the rest of Silesia was ceded to Prussia.

Modern-day Dhubri district was created on 1 July 1983 when it was split from Goalpara district.

Modern-day handsets usually contain the phone's microphone as well, but in early telephones the microphone was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which often was attached to a wall at a convenient height for talking.

Modern-day Vinh Long was part of Long Hồ dinh ( barrack, 營 ) established by the Nguyễn Lords in 1732, comprising the provinces of Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, and parts of Cần Thơ.

Modern-day Blackbird Leys was built mainly in the 1950s and 60s to meet the then pressing need for accommodation.

Modern-day Route 150 was once a Missouri supplemental route.

Van Imhoff was promoted several times within the company before being appointed colonial governor in Ceylon ( Modern-day Sri Lanka ) on July 23, 1736.

Modern-day possession of guns operates as follows: everything that isn't prohibited under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 must be held on a section 1 firearms certificate, unless it is a section 2 shotgun and can thus go on a Shot Gun Certificate.

Modern-day statistics guru Bill James, who rates Lindstrom No. 43 on his all-time third basemen list, placed him among the top three under-21 players at that position and called the 1927 Giant infield of Lindstrom, Hornsby, Travis Jackson and Bill Terry the decade ’ s best.

Modern-day Carloforte's principal sources of revenue are fishing, tourism, and remittances from the many merchant mariners around the world who hail from Carloforte.

Modern-day Arab telephone keypad with two forms of Arabic numerals: Western Arabic / European numerals on the left and Eastern Arabic numerals on the right

Modern-day Interstate 80 closely follows the path of the railroad, with one exception.

Modern-day Trento is a cosmopolitan city, with highly-developed and organized modern social services.

Modern-day combines can be adjusted to work with any grain crop, and many unusual seed crops.

Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa ( Modern-day Morocco and Algeria ).

Modern-day American reprints began with " The Bar None Ranch " ( 1940 ) which appeared in Walt Disney Comics Digest # 40 ( 1973 ).

Modern-day commentators and Neopagans sometimes identify Boann with the goddess Brigid, or believe Boann to be Brigid's mother ; however there are no Celtic sources that describe her as such.

Modern-day traditional dance music is based mostly around schottisches, polkas and waltzes with instrumentation including fiddle, mandola, accordion and banjo.

Modern-day relations with the Bishop of London are, however, very good ; he regularly attends events and services at the Temple Church.

Modern-day masks also offer this ability, and goaltenders are well-identified with their helmet design, often transferring the motif into their new team's colors when traded or signed to a new team ( for example, Patrick Lalime's Marvin the Martian theme, Felix Potvin's cat theme, Curtis Joseph's Cujo theme, or Ed Belfour's eagle theme ).

Modern-day slow match ( used with replica matchlock firearms ) is sometimes made of cotton cord, instead of hemp, due to legalities associated with growing hemp plants.

Modern-day immigrants from India ( mostly Sindhi merchants ) are to be found on Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten, St. Thomas, Curaçao and other islands with duty-free commercial capabilities, where they are active in business.

Modern-day showboats, however, with their more advanced technology, are designed as steamboats.

Modern-day fundamentalists tend to prefer the definition of premarital sex, or will even choose to broaden the term to also include activities such as masturbation and pornography, while progressive and mainstream Christians tend to limit the interpretation of the word to illegal sexual activities such as incest, bestiality and pedophilia.

Modern-day Urgell (, ), also known as Baix Urgell (" baix " meaning lower ), is a comarca ( county ) in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties.

Modern-day versions of kuy teav featuring beef, chicken or seafood ( rather than the original pork broth ) have also evolved, but the plethora of garnishes that distinguish kuy teav remains the same.

Modern-day Nazareth is nestled in a natural bowl which reaches from 1, 050 feet ( 320 m ) above sea level to the crest of the hills about 1, 600 feet ( 490 m ).

Modern-day New Jersey police officers inherit their authority from the constable.

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Modern-day Kingston is believed to be the site of several bloody battles during King Philip's War from 1675-1676.

Modern-day military musicians often perform a variety of other styles of music in different ensembles, from chamber music to rock and roll.

Modern-day Rabbinic tradition descends from the law that Hillel recorded.

Modern-day revelation from God continues to be a principal belief of the Mormon faith.

Modern-day productions are traditionally derived from the revivals staged by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the late 19th century.