Oxford English Dictionary First Published: Every Word Gets a History
After twenty-seven years of painstaking research, the first fascicles of the Oxford English Dictionary reached readers, tracing every English word back to its earliest recorded use. This monumental project gave scholars a living map of the language's evolution and remains the definitive authority on English etymology and usage worldwide.
February 1, 1884
142 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on February 1
King Huneric forced Catholic and Arian bishops into a tense theological debate in Carthage to consolidate Vandal control over North Africa. By attempting to coe…
Herzog Heinrich der Löwe heiratet im Mindener Dom die erst zwölfjährige Mathilde Plantagenet, die Tochter König Heinrichs II. von England.
Die Kreuzfahrerburg Margat in Syrien wird vom Burgherren an den Johanniterorden verkauft, da die Kosten für die Erhaltung seine finanziellen Mittel übersteigen.
A Marinha mais antiga da Lusofonia e também do Mundo existe desde a criação de Portugal mas é esta data que assinala o acordo entre o rei D. Dinis e o genovês M…
Edward III was crowned at fourteen. His mother Isabella and her lover Mortimer ran everything. They'd murdered Edward's father by shoving a red-hot poker throug…
King John of Bohemia was blind. He'd lost his sight in battle years earlier but still led armies across Europe. In 1329, he took Medvėgalis, a Lithuanian fortre…
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