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phr. (context idiomatic English) Used to indicate that one does not need to give extra details about a story as it is too complicated or already well-known.
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The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 19, 2004.
The Rest Is History is the second studio album by British pop duo Same Difference. The album was released on 7 February 2011. The first single from the album, "Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)", was released in August 2010, hitting the top ten in the UK Dance Chart, and peaking at #100 on the UK Singles Chart.
In January 2011, an album megamix was released to fans who signed up to Same Difference's mailing list. It was also uploaded to YouTube and has been featured on Heatworld, Popjustice & Scandipop, picking up favourable reactions from those who have heard it.
Usage examples of "the rest is history".
After that happened, she moved her kids back here to Stoneybrook, where she'd grown up, and the rest is history.
Then I was recruited by the Special Corps and the rest is history.
Arms high I stepped forward proudly and, as they say, the rest is history.