went down in history

Verb

go down in history (third-person singular simple present goes down in history, present participle going down in history, simple past went down in history, past participle gone down in history)

1. Be sufficiently noteworthy as to be remembered by future generations.
   • Not many of the great composers have gone down in history as having taken part as one of the principals in a duel. Among them, perhaps this honor must be awarded solely to Händel. The cause of this affair was to be found in one of the curious customs of his day.1896, Willey Francis Gates, Anecdotes of Great Musicians, 151.—Händel's Duel

   Synonyms:

   make history