ancient history

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But the delayed retail-sales report, expected on Nov. 25, will cover September, which now seems like “ancient history,” said Kelly.

From MarketWatch

But with Crosby’s memory so close to the surface, all that seemed like the stuff of ancient history.

From Los Angeles Times

The Good Friday agreement, signed a decade before Lars’ birth, seems like ancient history — and all that preceded it even more so.

From Los Angeles Times

The Kings and Oilers will meet again, starting Monday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, but so much has changed for both teams that a year ago seems like ancient history.

From Los Angeles Times

It didn’t take a Romantic to know that Denmark’s rolling terrain and omnipresent coastline were its greatest visual resource, and a walk-in textbook of its ancient history.

From New York Times