to do something important that will be remembered for a long time.

Faulkner made history Wednesday when she became the first woman to register for classes at the all-male college.

Usage notes: often said about something that has not been done before

Related vocabulary: go down as something

• that's news to you
• That's not cricket!
• That's one for the books.
• That's rich!
• That's someone all over!
• that's that
• that's the nature of the beast
• That's the story of my life.
• That's the way the cookie crumbles.
• That was a ... and a half!
• That was a game and a half!
• That was a [game/meal/walk etc.] and a half!
• That was a meal and a half!
• That was a walk and a half!
• the ABCs of
• the ABCs of something
• the alma mater
• the answer to prayers
• the answer to someone's prayers
• the answer to your prayers
• the apple of eye
• the apple of someone's eye
• the apple of your eye
• the avant-garde
• the baby blues