make history

idiom

: to do something that is very important or famous and that will be remembered as part of history

They made history by discovering the structure of DNA.

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His replacement, Harris, was eventually comfortably beaten in the November contest, paving the way for Trump to make history and return to the White House, becoming only the second president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. —

Chris Irvine, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 Recommended Resilience Howard University hoped to make history. —

Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024 In January, Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will also make history in congressional representation, becoming the first openly transgender individual to serve in Congress. —

Monica Potts, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024 If nominated in Best Actress, Gascón will make history as the first out trans actor nominated for an Oscar. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make history