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The Romans invaded Britian kickstarting 400 years of Roman control.
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The Scandinavians begin to settle in Britain and Ireland.
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Beowulf's writing: earliest manuscripy of old English.
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Norman Ivaded England and was successful at the battle of Fulford.
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Henry II declares himself overlord of Ireland, introducing Norman French and English to the country. About this time the University of Oxford is founded.
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The Statute of Pleading makes English the official language in England. Parliament is opened with its first speech delivered in English.
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German printer Johannes Gutenberg invents a movable type of mechanical printing technology.
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In 1492 A european named Christopher Columbus discovered North America.
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The first grammar of English--William Bullokar's Pamphlet for Grammar --is published.
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The first African slaves in North America arrive in Virginia.
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Shakespear publishes his first folio.
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The american revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783.
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The New Yorker magazine is founded by Harold Ross and Jane Grant.
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The first social networking site (SixDegrees.com) is launched. (Friendster is introduced in 2002, and both MySpace and Facebook begin operating in 2004.)
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The fifth volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English ( is published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
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The Danish raid England, occupy Northumbria, and establish a kingdom at York.
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Egbert of Wessex incorporates Cornwall into his kingdom and is recognized as overlord of the seven kingdoms of the Angles and Saxons.
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A collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, Written durring the Hundred Years' War.