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450
Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain begins
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Dec 1, 680
Beowulf Suspected Date of Writing
This is the relative date suspected of being the date of Beowulf's writting. -
Dec 1, 1066
The Norman Invasion
William the Conqueror and Henry the 2nd both believed they had a right to the English throne William the conqueror takes his 7000 men to Hastings to fight Henry who had about 10,000. William attacks up the hill at Henry who made a wall of shields William retreats and Henry soldiers go after that was the mistake. -
Dec 1, 1388
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales' Date
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Dec 1, 1440
The invention of the Printing Press
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. -
Dec 1, 1450
The Great Vowel Shift
The transition of the pronunciation of vowels -
Dec 1, 1492
The discovery of North America
North America was "discovered". -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
This is the date that the great William Shakespeare wrote his first play. Most Shakespearean shows were all done by men. Even the parts that were women. -
English newspaper
The publication of the first daily English news paper. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War in the United States, was an armed conflict between the British Empire and thirteen of its North American colonies. -
Harry Potter
The first book in the Harry Potter series comes out -
Percy Jackson
The first in the series of the Percy Jackson books is written by Rick Roirdan. Starting a great series that would split into smaller series. -
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer writes the most terrible book and inspires many internet trends discussing how terrible it is.