took place
Went down historically
Took place means happened or occurred.
The phrase emphasizes that an event actually unfolded at a particular time or location: The ceremony took place at noon, The meeting took place in secret.
It's slightly more formal than "happened" and often appears in news reports and historical accounts: The assassination took place on a Friday.
- happenedCame into being
- occurredTook place in time
- ensuedHappened afterward
- transpiredCame to pass
- befellHappened to, past tense
went down · unfolded · eventuated · came about · played out · broke out · arose · materialized · developed · kicked off · commenced · came off · manifested · culminated · came to pass · set in motion · initiated · erupted
- kept goingcontinued, lasted, persisted, endured, carried on