The rest is history. という表現は「あとはご存知の通りです」という意味で、口語でよく使われています。この表現で注意しなければならないのは、history が無冠詞で使われているところです。
(1) None of 'em were taken seriously in
high school, dude. They were written off by the world until they got the big
idea. Then bingo! The rest is history. – Glee, S3E15
(2) She actually said that. I valeted my
car, needless to say, and the rest is history.
– Royal Pains, S2E9
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