[4] Herbert Marcuse explained historicity as that which "defines history and thus distinguishes it from 'nature' or the 'economy'" and "signifies the meaning we intend when we say of something that is 'historical'.
[7] This second issue is closely tied to historical research practices and methodologies for analyzing the reliability of primary sources and other evidence.
[8][9] The historiographer François Hartog introduced the notion of regimes of historicity to describe a society that considers its past and attempts to deal with it, a process that is also cited as "a method of self-awareness in a human community".
For example, a popular story says that as a child, George Washington chopped down a cherry tree, and when confronted about it, honestly took responsibility for the act.
For example, the historicity of the Iliad has become a topic of debate because later archaeological finds suggest that the work was based on some true event.