historic
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That historic exodus helped turn South Korea into a stronghold of the Christian faith and one of the world’s biggest exporters of missionaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
This tinder caught fire when food prices spiked again in 2010, triggered by a historic Russian drought that wiped out a third of the country’s wheat harvest.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft achieved a historic lunar flyby that saw them travel further from Earth than any other humans.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
To honor Stanton and her historic significance, the House Judiciary Committee had ten thousand copies of the speech printed and distributed across the country.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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