Historic and historical are used in slightly different ways. Historic means ‘famous or important in history’, as in a historic occasion, whereas historical means ‘concerning history or historical events’, as in historical evidence. (Oxford Dictionary)
Historic
1) A historic place is important because it is old and interesting or impressive:2) A historic event or time will be recorded in history because it is very important
- In his book, Churchill describes that historic first meeting with Roosevelt.
- One of the most important historic moments was when Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
- The restoration work on 3 historic buildings in my neighbourhood will start in May.
Historical
1) connected with history or with the past2) connected with history as a subject of study
- The main character in the film is based on a real, historical figure.
- 'War and Peace' is a historical novel.
- If you want to understand the conflict you must put it in its historical context.
