History of The English Language By leialunaa 597 Ethelbert is Baptized first king to convert Christianity. 673 birth of the venerable bede 860 Scandinavians settle in Britain and Ireland 1000 Beowulf Poem poem 1066 Date of The Norman Invasion 1085 The domesday book is completed 1095 First Crusade is decreed 1348 the black death comes to Britain 1387 Chaucers Canterbury Tales 24 stories 1440 Invention of The Printing Press Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of North America 1623 Shakespeare's first folio book 1660 The monarchy is restored, charles the 2nd is proclaimed king 1775 The American Revolution 1776 Declaration of independence is signed 2006 Twitter, a social networking service, was created
