Since Asia's economic collapse in 1997-98, the corporate-crony borrowers have become history.
And it might have become a footnote to jazz history had it not been noticed by Miles Davis.
It rumbled through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood like it owned the place, and the long hood, angular fenders and taunt haunches have become icons of American motor history.
With the passing of time postcards have also become a part of our history, windows on a bygone world.
Already steeped in Alpine history, cowbells have become a global success and Winter Olympic icon over the last two decades.
"It's fair to say that at least in the US maybe around the world the 2010 Masters have become the biggest golf tournament in history of the sport - without Tiger there's very little interest in the sports in the US, " he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
All too often in history countries have been allowed to become serial defaulters without suffering that much in the way of penalty.
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Leader Joseph DiCostanzo, an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History, says his outings have become so popular that waiting lists start forming days after subscriptions go on sale.
Tickets have become some of the hottest regular season tickets in history.
And so more seriously the classics - literature, history, some of the basic sciences - have become poor stepchildren.
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And in the business of hockey, the Canucks have overcome their market size and a history of mediocrity to become one of the best franchises in the sport over the last decade.
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People who have a strong family history should be closely monitored if they become depressed and should be treated promptly if they meet the criteria for clinical depression because they are at risk for more serious, ongoing problems.
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The result on his so-called B sample could indicate whether Landis will become the first rider in Tour de France history to have his title taken away because of doping.
And Willie Colon comes out of this moment in New York-Puerto Rican history, where Latin music and soul music have merged and now become, you know, quite miscegenated.
As the pitch came in, he pulled the bat down, angled it parallel to the ground, and took a level swing a swing very different from the homer-seeking, flailing uppercut that has become standard among current players, who have produced the highest strikeout numbers in baseball history.
Perhaps second only to the Lebanese in the Middle East, the Palestinians have a history of success in business and trade, and even if the territories never become Switzerland, they are capable of supporting themselves and of providing jobs to many more of their young men than they do today.
With the support of teachers and the community, Van Bokkelen Elementary families have healthier lifestyles, students have strengthened their math, science, history and other academic skills, and the school has become the hub of the community.
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If he had won, he would have become only the third Republican governor in more than 100 years and the sixth in North Carolina's entire history.
Indeed, history may very well reward both Soros, Buffett and Levy mightily for their philanthropy, where they have become dissimilar models for giving vast sums away.
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