make history

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Embaló, 53, had wanted to make history as the country's only president to secure a second consecutive mandate in the last 30 years.

From BBC

"We play for the Detroit Pistons, a historic franchise. To be able to make history for a historic franchise like this is special."

From Barron's

Real enough that Cherundolo is coaching not only to make history but also to extend his time with LAFC.

From Los Angeles Times

The four-time Asian champions have never gone past the last 16 at a World Cup but a strong squad of Europe-based players and impressive recent results have convinced the coach that they can make history in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

From Barron's

“We all were hugging,” Barhoum says, “and just saying to each other, we’re all off to do better things. We all made history. And now everybody is going to make history somewhere else.”

From Los Angeles Times