Time-honored practices often start by happenstance and blossom into historical permanence without warning: one winter solstice, a druid drags a bush into his hut; 2,000 years later, Wal-Mart is selling flame-retardant plastic pines.
Ms. Rice continues to insist that the information was "historical" rather than a warning of something likely to occur.
Neither Ezzeldin or any of the other people I spoke to were able to cite any specific evidence that the Brotherhood had plans to dismantle or interfere with Egypt's historical artifacts — just vague warning signs, and a personal sense of certainty.
Neither Ezzeldin or any of the other people I spoke to were able to cite any specific evidence that the Brotherhood had plans to dismantle or interfere with Egypt's historical artifacts—just vague warning signs, and a personal sense of certainty.
His dismissal came after China's Premier Wen Jiabao publicly reprimanded Mr Bo, warning "such historical tragedies as the Cultural Revolution may happen again".
There's a difference between cultural revolution and storming the Bastille, but historical parallels offer timely warnings.
The group has been raiding museums and libraries and destroying historical masterpieces, despite earlier warnings that the region's cultural heritage was under threat after the militants proclaimed a "caliphate" there last June.
Rice had dismissed those warnings as "historical," but according to the newly released section of the 9/11 report, an astonishing 52 of the 105 daily intelligence briefings received by the FAA -- and available to Rice -- before the Sept. 11 attacks made specific reference to Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
Due to rainfall threshold values determined for each basin class, based on statistical analysis of historical records, an automatic corresponding warning could be issued to municipalities.
By having actors of color issue this warning while impersonating historical white men, Miranda makes us stop and consider: What are we looking at?
Citing the recent youth success as a sign of potential should come with a warning of the historical achievements of England youth teams.
