In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Tae-chung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il.
At the Reformation this valuable and historic cross was carried off with the other abbey treasures, and no doubt found its way into the melting pot.
The one historic crucifix of the country, however, is the famous Black Rood of Scotland, round which gathers much both of legend and of history, and from which the royal palace and abbey in Edinburgh received its name of Holy Rood.
Author of the "Historic Dress of the Clergy," etc.
The fight within that room, had it had but a competent chronicler, would go down in the annals of Barsoom as a historic memorial to the grim ferocity of her warlike people.
One of the historic interests, however, threatens to perish out of the annals.
This is the historic incident of the Thames which I desire to rescue from the oblivion that has overtaken many greater matters.
Manifold are thehistoric interests of the river Thames.
The less reliable Prose Chronicle and the later historic works by Ericus Olai, Johannis Magnus and Olaus Petri, also throw light upon them.
Historic evidence is lacking to prove or disprove the truth of these words.
A remarkable exception is formed by the laws of matrimony and inheritance for the inhabitants of Vaerend and Bleking, who, it will be remembered, are the descendants of the Herulian immigration in historic times.
On this historic basis the Swedish realm was built, and rested firmly until the commencement of the Middle Ages.
The latter form is one of transition, the modern form the ripe fruit, both brought out by the historic development.
Still the Charles Chronicle and its continuations, the Sture Chronicles, are very important historic sources of these periods of Unionism versus Patriotism, from Margaret to Gustavus Vasa.
Several sources speak of King Harald and the battle of Bravols, in which his life was ended and which battle generally is taken as a historic milestone, marking the opening of the Viking Age.
Ihre was a pioneer in the field of dialect lexicographers, publishing the outline of a Swedish dialect dictionary in 1766, and wrote a number of works pertaining to the historic forms of Gothic, Lappish, Finnish and Old Norse.
And a similar influence of Roman and Greek myths, without doubt, exerted upon the North in earlier historic times.
Cintra is an agglomeration of beauties, natural and architectural, and is full of historic and antiquarian interest.
The city is full of historic interest, and bears the records of the conquerors of many ages and nations.
Carmona—the Roman Carmo and Arab Karmanah—with double the population, was the last stronghold of Peter the Cruel, and is full of historic associations.
Among the eighty-five pueblos constituting this strange district is the historic Navas de Tolosa, where the Moors were so gloriously defeated in 1212.
Mr. Richardson has succeeded in conveying to his readers the natural as well as the historiccharm of Greece.
For instance, when you know the pace at which Harold marched down from the north to Hastings you recognize, if you use that factor of historic judgment of which I spake, that the affair was not barbaric.
Again, this sort of sense easily recognizes in historic types the parallels of modern experience.
From such look-outs the astonishing loneliness which England has had the strength to preserve in this historic belt of land profoundly strikes a man.
When I visited the Centennial Exposition I availed myself of the privilege of visiting many places of historic interest in the East.
By the way, during my tour East last summer, I called upon the grand old poet, and had a happy talk with him in his own historic drawing room.
Such things as these gave edge to all the blows Our fathers struck on this historic sod, Feet, hands, and faces turned toward their foes-- Their valiant hearts to GOD.
The charred remains of its hospitable walls alone recall the historic memories with which its name shall for ever be associated.
LEE Just as the Spring came laughing through the strife, With all its gorgeous cheer; In the bright April of historic life, Fell the great cannoneer.
The sandy soil and dry climate of that country have led to the preservation of woven stuffs and embroideries of unique historic interest.
The cathedral and two monasteries contain venerated historic relics.
In the museum at Bern there are some embroideries of great historic and artistic interest, found in the tent of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, after his defeat at Granson in 1476.
In the old days of the Catrail and the hill forts this territory, "where victual never grew," must have been more thickly populated than it has been in historic times.
Professor Veitch hesitates between this site and that of the neighbouring pre-historic hill fort, the Lour, near Dawyck, but thinks the former the more probable.
Amongst the events of the Mutiny the defence of the residency of Lucknow comes only second in historic interest to the massacre at Cawnpore itself.
After an historic contest the office was adjudged to the former, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby.
The State of Virginia has established at Fredericksburg a State Normal and Industrial School for Women, this consists of two handsome buildings situated on part of the historic Marye's Heights.
National and personal freedom are growths of the same root, and their historic connection rests on no accident, but on ultimate identity of idea.
As against the claims of the Stuart monarchy, there was a historic case as well as a philosophic argument, and the earlier leaders of the Parliament relied more on precedent than on principle.
Thus in the organic conception of society each of the leading ideas of historic Liberalism has its part to play.
It becomes, in its turn, a real historic force, and the degree of its coherence and adequacy is matter, not merely of academic interest, but of practical moment.
These inquiries take us to first principles, and to approach that part of our discussion it is desirable to carry further our sketch of the historic development of Liberalism in thought and action.
There is, in addition, one principle of historic Liberalism with which our present conception of the State is in full sympathy.
We will approach the question by tracing the historic movement of Liberal thought through certain well-marked phases.
The sacred thread and garment which were worn by all the perfect among the Cathari, and the use of which by both Zends and Brahmans shows that its origin is to be traced back to a pre-historic period.
They were the yearlings Surplice and Loadstone, and both were destined to make historic names in the classic races.
The Langdale and Berriedale rivers here join and flow into the sea, and there are picturesque gorges, with cave-dwellings and ancient ruins having historic associations.
The house which he had taken, now historic as the residence of two famous Englishmen, enjoyed a truly beautiful situation and the command of a most noble view.
The historic muse appears in her loftiest character as the nurse of Hope.
As we walk lingeringly through its halls and courts what thronging historic memories crowd upon us!
Descending then from the misty cloudland of Fable to the hard ground of historic Fact, we are shortly met by a question which, I hope, Fuller would have recognised as businesslike.
It is anhistoric saying, that "Cambridge bred the Founders of the English Reformation and that Oxford burnt them.
It has no historic connexion with the growth of that system, and cannot possibly indicate more than that the idea of uniting local juries in one place had occurred to some one.
War was now inevitable, but it lingered for some time without events of importance, and on August 16 began a new three days' conference at the historic meeting-place of the kings near Gisors.
These are grand conceptions; I hope they may never be vandalized by chisel and paste, but be allowed to remain as long as that historic house stands.
There are many old houses in New England and the Middle States which are of historic interest, and in some of these the original paper is still on the walls and in good preservation, as in the Dorothy Quincy house at Quincy, Massachusetts.
The fragment is in poor condition but possesses historic interest, having decorated the room in which Lafayette passed the night on his trip through America.
