historical facts
Verified old events
Historical facts are events, dates, or circumstances from the past that are established through evidence and generally accepted as true: The historical facts of the assassination are well documented.
The phrase often implies objectivity, though what counts as fact can be contested.
People invoke historical facts to settle arguments or counter revisionist narratives: Let's stick to the historical facts here.
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- archivesStored historical documents
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- documentsFormal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
on the record · matter of record · primary source · timeline · dates · events · turning point · truth · set in stone · accuracy · accounts · sources · firsthand account · primary · verified · ancient · medieval · artifacts
- factsdatum, data, detail, details, truth
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- almanacscalendar, calendars, Farmers Almanac, Old Farmer's Almanac, lunar calendar
historical factsmyths
Traditional untrue narratives
legends · fabrications · pseudohistory · fiction · falsehoods
historical factsmythology
Body of traditional tales
folklore · fairy tales · fables · creation myths · legend
historical factsspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
predictions · prophecies · alternate history · conjectures · hypotheticals
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