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Jan 1, 975
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
The writing of Beowulf is unknown till this day but it is believed to have been written sometime between 975 and 1025 -
Jan 1, 1066
The Norman Invasion
The Norman Invasion was an invasion on the Kingdom of England led by William the Conqueror -
Jan 1, 1380
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The 24 stories of Chaucer's Canterbury were written over a span of 10 years beginning in 1380 and finishing in 1390 -
Jan 1, 1440
The invention of the Printing Press
The Invention of the Printing Press was made by Johannes Gutenberg which led to the Printing Revolution -
Jun 24, 1497
The discovery of North America
Many people believe that it was Christoper Columbus who discovered North America but it was actually proven the Giovanni Caboto did and was credited with the discovery -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio is said to be a collection of all of Shakespeare's plays and so he didn't even get to print -
The American Revolution.
The Americans in the 13 colonies decide to become an independent state and no longer have anything to do with Great Britain and went to war with them -
Civil War
A time when the North was fighting for all slaves to be free in the United States and the South was fighting back cause they wanted everything to stay the same -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the very moment the United States got involved in WW2 because before that they stayed out of it
