Archival footage and videos complement the historical battle between WCW and WWF as they battled for viewers by one-upping the mayhem on national television.

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C. sculpted grip of a gold hair comb shows, in vivid, roiling detail, a scene thought to depict a historical battle between the three sons of King Ariapithes.

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First off, most Turks believe that the battle over the historical record is really a battle over who gets to keep the eastern part of Turkey, where Armenians lived until WWI.

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As the historical rallying point in battle, the Queen's Colours represent that link.

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But what chance does a mid-calorie soda stand in a battle against major historical forces like urban sprawl and white collar jobs taking over those in factories and on the farm?

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According to historical accounts, Imam Hussein was killed in a battle near Karbala, where he was overwhelmingly outnumbered by Yazeed's army.

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Thus the battle of Waterloo, apparently, is a trivial historical subject, but the distribution of eye-colour among Frenchmen is not.

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Keeping that balance, says town manager Chris Whelan, has allowed Concord to stay current while preserving its dozens of historical spots, including Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, a Revolutionary War battle site, and Walden Pond, a national historic landmark.

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To trace the events leading to the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, travellers can follow patriot and cult historical figure Paul Revere's famous ride to Lexington, where the revolution's first battle broke out.

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