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400
400 - 1100
Old Eglish -
449
Old English
Traditional date the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade the part of Britain that will become England, introducing Old English as a language to the Celtic-speaking island.
The Jutes under Hengest and Horsa conquer Kent. -
552
Buddhism
Buddhism was introduced to Japan. -
690
Life of Saint Columba
Adamnan writes the Life of Saint Columba in Latin the first biography written in Britain. -
700
Beowulf
Known to be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. -
869
Malta
The Arabs conquer Malta. -
932
Chinese Printers
Chinese printers adapt Wood-block printing to mass produce classical books. -
1066
The Norman Invasion
The 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror. -
1100
Western Europe
French literature dominates Western Europe. -
1200
1200 - 1600
Middle English -
1224
England
France and England go to war over French territories held by England. -
1387
The Canterbury Tales
A collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. -
1440
The invention of the Printing Press
A device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. -
1492
The discovery of North America
Many people learned in school that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. The first people to come to North America were Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and entered Alaska at least 30,000 years ago. -
1549
Book of Common Prayer
The “Book of Common Prayer”, a translation of the Church liturgy in English, substantially revised in 1662, was introduced into English churches -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
It is considered one of the most influential books ever published in the English language. -
1700 - 2012
Modern English -
The American Revolution
The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. -
Journals of Lewis and Clark
The journals of Lewis and Clark, written as they explored routes to the west coast in -
Oxford English Dictionary
Trench’s lectures underpinned the making of the Oxford English Dictionary or, as its original title stated: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Its first part, covering the words in ‘A’ to ‘Ant’, edited by James Murray, appeared in 1884 and by 1900 it had reached words beginning with ‘I’. -
Word meaning
"bugger off"
go away. -
Phrase
"bent as a nine bob note"
Extremely dishonest or corrupt. -
Alaska English/Language Arts and Mathematics Standard
Alaska English/Language Arts and Mathematics Standard start in June.
