Useless Grammer Thread

[A Lenape Scot]

I am a historian so I use both. Historic is a word I use when referring to a significant moment time. For example the Treaty of 1866 was a historic moment for the Five Civilized Tribes. I use historical when referring to something that imitates history. For example the ranger his planning a historical reenactment. As you can see, historic would not sound right in that sentence as it would imply the reenactment is a historic moment in time. However, a reenactment could be provided it was a sesquencentenial or something like that.