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)
Be sufficiently noteworthy as to be remembered by future generations.
Synonym: make history
We CREATORS are builders. We are dedicated to the idea of building a beautiful world so different and so superior to the present one that we CREATORS of this generation will go down in history as the revolutionaries who ushered in the Golden Age of Mankind. Ben Klassen
The man responsible for keeping Americans safe from another terrorist attack on American soil for nearly seven years now will go down in history as one of America's greatest presidents. Ann Coulter
The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history. Keith Richards
It's all very romantic," Gabriel said, and then frowned. "Or it would be, if my brother could get a word out without sounding like a choking frog. I fear he will not go down in history as one of the world's greatest wooers of women. Cassandra Clare
Even if military advantages were not to be had by deliberately limiting attack to counterforce targets, I suspect that most governments would still prefer to observe such limits. Almost nobody wants to go down in history as the first man to kill 100,000 people. Herman Kahn
We are paying a very heavy price for the mismanagement -- that's the kindest word I can give you -- of Donald Rumsfeld, of this war. The price is very, very heavy and I regret it enormously. I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history. John McCain