go down in history

phrase

: to be remembered as a very important person or event

The discovery of the structure of DNA will go down in history.

Examples of go down in history in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This administration will go down in history as one of the most corrupt. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

For members of the American press, this Milan Fashion Week will go down in history as one of the hardest to actually get to. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 2 Mar. 2026

The American center’s overtime goal will go down in history as the United States ends its 46-year Olympic drought. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026

Some meteorologists said the storm would go down in history as the Gulf Blizzard of 2025. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for go down in history

• consistory
• ethnohistory
• mystery