A Look At The English Language History

English replaces Latin

Jun 9, 1348

English replaces Latin in most schools as the language of instruction.

The Canterbury Tales

Oct 15, 1388

Written by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Great Vowel Shift

Aug 21, 1400

The great vowel shift made a major change in how the english language was pronounced.

The First English Printing Press

Nov 18, 1476

Established by William Caxton

Table Alphabeticall

Jul 7, 1604

The first English dictionary was published.

The Daily Courant

Mar 11, 1702

The Daily Courant was the first newspaper ever published reguraly in London.

Samuel Johnson publishes an English Dictionary

Apr 15, 1755

It wasn't the first English Dictionary, but it still was an important part of the English History.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

July 4th, also known as the holiday "The 4th of July", was the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to give independence to the 13 American colonies.