In the drawing Smithson specified that the trees should be common to the New York region, and long debates began over which types of trees were native and which weren't.
Once pitcher Aroldis Chapman defected from the Cuban national team in the Netherlands on Thursday, speculation instantly began over which major league club would sign him and how much money he would command.
And with the release Sunday night of this season's first set of standings, the guessing has begun over which fan base will fall apart over the complicated mix of polls and computers the B.C.S. uses to decide its national title game pairing.
To compensate for this lack of equality, a debate has begun over which is more fundamental to live a full, enriching life and whether one is better than the other in terms of importance.
The new fiscal year begins July 1, but with lawmakers and Schwarzenegger all but resigned to missing that deadline, the annual wrangling has begun over which of California's bills will be paid with no budget in place.
A decade after the attack on the Ursuline Convent, Philadelphia was torn apart by the anti-Catholic Bible Riots, in which dozens died and the homes of mostly Irish Catholic immigrants were destroyed along with two Catholic churches in an argument begun over which Bible to use in public school.
Several newspapers here even carried articles saying that members of Mr. Chirac's entourage were now so sure of a big victory next year that they even had begun squabbling over which posts they wanted in the new government.
Only six weeks earlier, the dire financial state that also affects their domestic game was again brought to the fore as the players refused to turn out just two days before the season was to begin over salary concerns, which ranged between US$300-US$1,500 (£203 - £1,015) per month - before a set tax of 50%.
The Sharpeville protests began over South Africa's pass laws, which required black South Africans to carry passbooks with them any time they traveled out of their designated home areas.
"Come on Over," which began with the lines, "Palisades has the rides/Palisades has the fun/Come on over," was broadcast frequently on the radio to advertise the park from 1965 until it closed in 1971.
