He persuaded the university's chancellor, Dr. Marcia Greenwood, that there was a chance to make a historic contribution and that she needed to advance him $250,000 to buy 100 computers with Pentium III processors.
While it is impossible for a single conference to do everything, next year's Rio conference will make a historic contribution to sustainable development if it calls for policies, practices and frameworks that encourage: Long-term investment in low-carbon and resource-efficient products and services and the growth of crucial sectors such as education and health care.
A dejected Mr Blair could only reply that his friend had made an historic contribution in Northern Ireland and would be judged "a bigger man than many of his critics".Maybe.Maybe
Harriet Harman, the deputy leader of the Labour party wrote: "Colin Davis made a historic contribution to music - in this country & worldwide.
Solely by his rise to office, and by the shining example that he and his family have set in their personal conduct, the President obviously has made a historic contribution to breaking down racial stereotypes and bolstering self-belief in minority communities.
Harriet Harman, deputy Labour leader, also tweeted: "Sir Colin Davis made a historic contribution to music - in this country and worldwide.
"With arduous and extraordinary efforts, he led the people of South Africa to success in the struggle against apartheid, making a historic contribution to the birth and development of a new South Africa," Xi said in a statement that seemed carefully worded to avoid any encouragement of people power in communist-ruled China.
Entering her 75th Anniversary as a pop icon, imagine the deeper resonance the character would have had had the election turned out differently, especially as many would have gathered in our nation's capital to herald a candidate who would have made a historic contribution to the overall tapestry of our cultural climate, breaking a glass ceiling as easily as Wonder Woman enters the battlefield.
Here to make an historic accord!
Russia must make a historic choice.
