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make history

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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Words nearby make history

Make haste slowly, Make hay while the sun shines, make head or tail of, make headway, make heavy weather, make history, make inroads into, make it, make it hot for, make it one's business, make it snappy
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