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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Nadeen Ayoub is set to make history this November, as the first Miss Palestine contestant in the Miss Universe pageant.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Nalia Clifford was aiming to make history.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
If there is one event that shows that a freakish convergence of circumstances can make history, this is it.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Nalia Clifford was aiming to make history.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
If there is one event that shows that a freakish convergence of circumstances can make history, this is it.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Make history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20history. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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