Tuesday, January 1, 2013

The Linguist's Calendar: January 1

Seren Gomer
January 1 

1814: The first Welsh language newspaper, the Seren Gomer, begins publication.

1824: The Camp Street Theatre becomes the first to offer plays in English in New Orleans.

1997: A new South African constitution comes into force, making South Africa the first country in the world with eleven official languages.

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