The phrase "a historic connection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a significant or important relationship or link between events, people, or places in history.
Example: "The museum showcases artifacts that highlight a historic connection between the two cultures."
Alternatives: "an important link" or "a significant relationship".
Samuel G. Freedman (Op-Ed, May 17) marks the passing of a historic connection between American Jews and African-Americans.
The name Protector has a historic connection with Britain's Antarctic commitment as it was the name of the ship which preceded the Endurance.
For Okinawans, it represents a historic connection to the natural world on a par with Americans' reverence for the bald eagle.
There is a historic connection between queerness and deep house, and also things like transgenderism and vogue, that, to me, was really important – and it's utterly absent".
World English will have just a historic connection to Britain or the US, and knowing it well is no longer exclusive to native speakers.
"There is a historic connection between some of the arguments that we have politically and the history of race in our country, and sometimes it's hard to disentangle those issues," he went on.
In the latter, nearly 600,000 new Americans arriving since the 1970s largely replaced the so-called "white flight" exodus of refugees fleeing to the suburbs, the result of which was a hollowing out of Chicago's old industrial zones, and the shattering of an historic connection between working families and good manufacturing jobs.
He meets Angus and Mary, lifelong friends who both take the train, and onboard staff member Ann Marie who has an historic connection to Angus.
What the editorials allow us to do, is to say on matters of real consequence, where for one reason or another, this institution has felt a kind of historic connection, the Times is going to come down.
We don't just want to let a thousand flowers bloom, let a thousand schools of thought contend, and we'll just provide the platform... What the editorials allow us to do, is to say on matters of real consequence, where for one reason or another, this institution has felt a kind of historic connection, the Times is going to come down.
With just 81 home games in a 40,000-seat stadium -- in a city with no historic connection to the team and a small media market -- the prognosis is gloomy.
