go down in history

1. see go down, def. 6.

Example Sentences

This week will go down in history as a time when the governing body of the Democratic Party had a chance to oppose the U.S. government’s arming of Israel.

From Salon

And that’s why, if Democrats nominate her again, she’ll probably go down in history as an answer to a trivia question.

From Los Angeles Times

At some point of the journey, Ben Earl said he wanted his side to go down in history as the best, or among the best, Lions teams in history.

From BBC

The statement ended: "She must remain in prison – anything less would go down in history as being one of the highest travesties of justice."

From BBC

“That’s all Kevin’s doing and he’s going to go down in history as the greatest of all great operators for the biggest, craziest punk rock circus of all time that ran around this globe,” Dragge says.

From Los Angeles Times