historic Definition

1. Famous, important or significant in history.

Thesaurus: significant, notable, outstanding, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable, famed, momentous, renowned.

○ These words do not mean quite the same.

Historic refers to fame or importance in history &wbox; &wbox;

Historical is a less judgemental word that refers to something as a fact or to its connection with history &wbox; &wbox;

○ Note that you can use either a or an before both words; a is now more usual.