the course of history
noun phrase
: the way things happened or will happen
a discovery that could change the course of history
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At the core of Judaism and Christianity lie divine interventions that rip a hole in the known universe and change the course of history.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Using exclusively archival material, The White House Effect tells the origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The Stonewall Inn bar, the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, is where in the summer of 1969, trans women of color, homeless LGBTQ youth, lesbians, drag queens, gay men and their allies rioted, protested, got arrested and changed the course of history.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Using exclusively archival material, The White House Effect tells the origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The Stonewall Inn bar, the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, is where in the summer of 1969, trans women of color, homeless LGBTQ youth, lesbians, drag queens, gay men and their allies rioted, protested, got arrested and changed the course of history.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“The course of history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20course%20of%20history. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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