historic vs red-letter

historic

adj
  • Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history. 

  • Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.) 

  • Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity. 

  • Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events. 

red-letter

adj
  • Particularly significant or positive. 

How often have the words historic and red-letter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )