The Awesome History of the English Language Publications :) By Briannaglick Mar 22, 1150 Earliest Surviving Manuscript in Middle English May 30, 1348 Enlish Replaces Latin As The Language of Instructions In Most Schools Feb 17, 1362 English Replaces French As The Language of Law Mar 20, 1362 English is Used In Parlament for First Time May 20, 1400 The Great Vowel Shift Begins Sep 1, 1476 William Caxton Established The 1st English Printing Press Nov 29, 1604 Table Alphabeticall, The 1st English Dictionary is Published Jun 21, 1702 The 1st Daily English Language Newspaper was Published In London (The Daily Caurant) Apr 15, 1755 Samuel Johnson Published His English Dictionary Feb 13, 1828 Webster Published His American English Dictionary Dec 12, 1928 The Oxford English Dictionary is Published