In other words, it's what you would expect from a Hollywood feature film based on a historical event.

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Many readers have recommended Michael Shaara's Pulitzer-Prize-winning "The Killer Angels" as a novel that superbly translates a historical event into fiction.

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As Mr Frankel sees it, interpretive reporting, particularly of foreign news, is stymied in the United States by the unreadiness of most Americans to view any event within a historical perspective.

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One of the most fascinating aspects when watching a sporting event like the Olympics is the historical statistics highlighting the tremendous advances in athleticism over the years.

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He's also building up the historical documentation and interpretation of this event on a greater scale.

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Despite pre-publicity in which organisers described the event as a community one, and purely historical, the BBC and another camera crew were prevented from filming within the grounds of Craigavon House and from recording speeches.

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Combining theatre, music, historical reconstructions, and traditional oral and written tales, the Ramman is a multiform cultural event that reflects the environmental, spiritual and cultural concept of the community, recounting its founding myths and strengthening its sense of self-worth.

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The current procession is a religious event deeply rooted in the tradition expressed through prayer, songs and dance - the historical form of worship.

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