Its ban on the export of crude oil, for instance, dating from the 1970s, was intended to secure supplies for American consumers.
Early sketches for the Fifth Symphony, for instance, date originally from 1804, although the finished work did not appear until 1808.
In a letter to Bregy, for instance, dated 15 January 1650, Descartes expresses reservations about his decision to come to Sweden.
There are still traces of buildings dating from that time, some of the nearby hangars for instance, date from 1913 and are thought to be the oldest in the world.
In the Adriatic Sea, sperm whale mass strandings have occurred five times since historical times, with the oldest known instance dating back to 1584.
In one instance, dating back to the mid-1980s, hundreds of Canadian geese were found dead on the Seaway Harbor fairways in Hempstead, New York apparently poisoned by diazinon, an organophosphate insecticide that was subsequently banned from golf course applications in 1990 and from all residential uses in 2005.
In some cases, the instances date back several years.
The gold background, signifying divine light, probably originated in Roman mosaic art, but the first preserved instances date from the advanced 4th century.
In the indictment, prosecutors described a number of instances dating to 2007 in which they said Sergeant Eiseman made unlawful stops and covered them up.
The fund, which examined 30 instances dating to the 1980s, found that nations on average closed half the gap with tax increases and half with spending cuts.
