[whattajoke]

The missing link is still missing...
then there should be all sorts of living transitional forms out there; some closer to apes than to humans and vice versa...
Since evolution is supposed to be a slow, gradual process that took, (allegedly), millions of years...
why didn't the present day apes "evolve" into humans?...
Why are there no written historical documents recorded by humans detailing their (allegedly) intelligent, but sub-human beings that contested them for land, food, etc?...

Your above statements can be summed up nicely by your own words: "I'm not schooled in science."

[whattajoke]

why didn't the present day apes "evolve" into humans?...

Why in the world would they? Your question shines a brutally bright spotlight on your ignorance.

Why are there no written historical documents recorded by humans detailing their (allegedly) intelligent, but sub-human beings that contested them for land, food, etc?...

Huh? Your question shines an even more brutally bright spotlight on your ignorance.