'historical progress' is correct and usable in written English.
It is an expression used to refer to the development of a society or situation over time. For example, "The rise of democracy is an important part of our country's historical progress".
From various Enlightenment philosophers he adopted the notion of historical progress.
Each study traces its particular dialogue with its variants, protagonists and historical progress.
If Hitchens refused the label of conservative, it was largely because of his peculiar understanding of historical progress.
Our tolerance – in contrast to the intolerance of many of our ancestors – is evidence of the concept of historical progress.
At the same time it was closely intertwined with the view of historical progress in the nation.
In the 1880s he began to conceive some of his basic ideas: ideas of historical progress, social equality, a world government, and the nature of the universe.
He wrote of Columbus Day that the extermination of the Native Americans should be celebrated as a fact of historical progress.
When Daniel Flynn, as Elena's elder brother Alexei, announces that the future holds only hatred "born of loneliness and frustration", he denies any possibility of historical progress.
The ancient Chinese time laws showed a historical progress about how people started to recognize time and use time-keeping instruments.
The state's leadership is a key reason why the nation has made historical progress on clean air, with California leading the fight decades ago to slash vehicular pollution.
Considers how innovations in devices have driven historical progress in computing, and explores ideas for further improvements in devices and computing.
