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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Harris would make history as the first woman president, an achievement Trump denied Clinton in 2016. —

W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024 Asian Pacific Islander candidates could make history Tuesday by winning several of those offices. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Filmed over five years, the film captures the moment when Hassabis and his team make history with AlphaFold, a groundbreaking program that solved a 50-year grand challenge in biology. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 More to Read Will LeBron and Bronny James make history Tuesday? —

Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make history