In the summer of 1979 he made a historic move as the first British player to transfer to Real Madrid, for £950,000.

This is not the kind of 'historic move" that the world needs.

In a historic move, it will also be the first ever official Papal visit to Britain.

Then at week's end came Ross Perot's historic move.

But that doesn't change the victory behind John Kerry's loss: young people and minorities supporting him drove a historic move to the polls.

In a historic move, the Governor and the Legislature also agreed to a plan to phase out the state's annual spring borrowing.

The formula may be too generous, but simply establishing a cap is a historic move in the right direction.

This single, historic move heralded the genesis of the airline industry in Nigeria.

This is a historic move and it is not taken lightly.

But my joy is tinged with sadness because my own country, Scotland, will not be part of this historic move forward for Europe.