ancient history

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But the delayed retail-sales report, expected on Nov. 25, will cover September, which now seems like “ancient history,” said Kelly.

From MarketWatch

World War One seemed like ancient history in my childhood imagination, even though I was born only 40 years after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

From BBC

The implications of these findings extend far beyond understanding ancient history.

From Science Daily

Queensland state education minister John-Paul Langbroek said the mishap was anything but ancient history for at least 140 traumatised students across nine schools.

From Barron's

“Talking about all this like ancient history makes me feel, ‘Oh yeah, we’ve kind of come a long way,’” Pickles ruminates.

From Los Angeles Times