This saga is a debacle of historic proportions, a violation of a trust relationship established by the federal government in which the Indians themselves had, and still have, no say.
The "Brexit" vote may turn out to have been a blunder of historic proportions: Instead of affirming Britain's identity and independence, it could tear the country apart.
By far the most powerful opposition, however, surrounds the issue of land rights — a problem of historic proportions in Ethiopia.
"This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota," Gov. Tim Pawlenty said at a news conference late Wednesday evening.
They laughed at his jokes, as if to help him erase what everyone understood to be a disappointment of historic proportions — "the heartbreak of a lifetime," as Karenna, the eldest of his four children, put it.
"This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota," said Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R).
This is a shift of historic proportion.
However if the new redirect concerns the emphasis on health promotion, not repair, then we are at a moment of historic proportion.
"The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama will be an event of historic proportion.
Mr. Macri, meanwhile, celebrated his second place as if it were a victory of historic proportions, delighting supporters of his centrist Cambiemos (Let's Change) coalition with his trademark, stiff "daddy dancing" to booming music at the party center.
As we all know our Gulf Coast was hit over the weekend with a devastating hurricane of historic proportion.
