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in the years 405-480 the earliest known english inscriptions were found
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Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English.
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English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools.
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English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time.
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The Great Vowel Shift begins.
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william caxton makes the first printing press
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Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published.
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The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London.
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Webster publishes his first american dictionary
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The Oxford English Dictionary is published.
