History of the English Language By ReBeCcAL7.14 450 The Start of the Old English Period 600 Christianity was introduced to the Anglo-Saxons by a missionary from Rome names St. Augustine 700 Beowulf's Writing 950 Old English glosses added to Lindisfarne Gospels 1066 The Norman Invasion 1209 The University of Cambridge was Founded 1337 Hundred Year's War Between England and France 1362 English Becomes the Official Language of Law Courts 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1440 The Invention of the Printing Press 1492 The Discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus 1623 Shakespears First Folio Mar 22, 1765 American Revolution 1806 Webster's Dictionary was Published Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 Apr 30, 1993 The Launch of the World Wide Web Sep 4, 1998 Launch of Google
