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early english inscriptions
in the years 405-480 the earliest known english inscriptions were found -
May 19, 1150
middle english manuscripts
Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English. -
May 19, 1348
english replaces lattin
English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools. -
May 20, 1362
english replaces french
English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time. -
May 20, 1400
vowel shift
The Great Vowel Shift begins. -
May 20, 1476
the printing press is born
william caxton makes the first printing press -
first english dictionary
Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published. -
the daily courant
The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London. -
Webster publishes his dictionary
Webster publishes his first american dictionary -
The Oxford English Dictionary is published.
The Oxford English Dictionary is published.
