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Do something memorable or spectacular enough to influence the course of history, as in That first space flight made history. [Mid-1800s]

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If ABC picks up the show, Ridley will make history once more as one of only a handful of black showrunners on a major network.
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We at Breaking the Silence invite Tzipi Livni to stand by her own words and not be afraid to make history.
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The highly anticipated return of this show is sure to make history all over again.
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Marlow: Daniel Day-Lewis will indeed make history and win his third Best Actor Oscar statuette for his portrayal of Honest Abe.
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We want to make history for having the most Behind the Musics.
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In this publication are duly chronicled events which now are scarcely eventful, but which will make history some of these days.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
"I love to make history but hate to write it," was her oft-repeated assertion.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
Those brilliant stars, however, did not always make history from their own wealth, from the original resources of their minds.
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True, neither the Durbar nor the Envoy were very important; still, with them, we felt that we were about to make history.
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I can't wait for history to do them justice; I want to make history today, and so far as in me lies I will do it.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper