More than historical distance separates this "E.R." from the early days of live television.

For real survivors, some whose memories are still raw, the safe historical distance collapses.

Instead, diversity, and from a safe historical distance, seems to be the guiding principle.

There is the effect of historical distance.

It's so easy sometimes without enough historical distance to put to rest artists who maybe we shouldn't inter so soon.

With both, however, it is historical distance that has finally made them pop-cultural fodder.

And to talk about a historical distance, a remove from the volatility things had at the time.

Maybe it is the nostalgia, the historical distance, that makes us cherish the traditional carol so.

The current works can't have historical distance, but they can see the impact of war on soldiers.

There may be a range of possible outcomes associated with an event depending on the point of view, historical distance or relevance.