History of English Language

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  • Period: 400 to

    A.D.

  • Aug 30, 657

    he earliest poem written in English, Caedmon's Hymn, is composed.

  • Aug 30, 725

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

  • Aug 30, 732

    Battle of Tours, Charles Martel stops a Muslim army and the Muslim advance into Western Europe.

  • Aug 30, 1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • Aug 30, 1285

    Spectacles for the farsighted are invented in Italy

  • Aug 30, 1300

    After 1,500 years, the Anasazi of Arizona abandon their cliff dwellings for unknown reasons

  • Aug 30, 1300

    Gunpowder is used for warfare in England after being introduced to Europe in 1242

    Gunpowder is used for warfare in England after being introduced to Europe in 1242
  • Aug 30, 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press

  • Aug 30, 1448

    The invention of the Printing Press

  • Aug 30, 1475

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Aug 30, 1492

    the Discovery of the Americas

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The American Revolution

    1775-1783

  • The discovery of North America

  • Hutus massacre 800,000 Tutsis in a few weeks using machetes and clubs.

  • Under the direction of president George Bush, US forces invade Afghanistan to deny Al-Qaeda a base of operations, starting the longest war in American history.

  • Under the direction of president George Bush, US forces invade Iraqi to rid the country of its weapons of mass destruction

    Under the direction of president George Bush, US forces invade Iraqi to rid the country of its weapons of mass destruction

  • Vikings start raiding Ireland.

    Vikings start raiding Ireland.