historic

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Though both his presidential runs were unsuccessful, it was the farthest a Black candidate made it on a national ballot prior to President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election.

From Salon

Calling Jackson a "true giant", Obama said in a statement that Jackson's "two historic runs for president" had "laid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office of the land".

From BBC

After his historic run of presidential campaigns, Jackson went on to position himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party.

From BBC

In a statement the trust said "the use of debt collection agencies is always a last resort," and some of those were historic overpayments being dealt with some time afterwards.

From BBC

Brown plays for the Boston Celtics, a historic rival of the Los Angeles Lakers, but added that he was surprised at his treatment by the city of Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times