Late 1800s: English Only, but not unanimous. During the fall of 1878, more than a hundred people rode from all corners of the state on horses and horse-drawn buggies to California’s state ...

A long-time goal of the far right, the English-as-an-official-language movement is one of xenophobia and racism. That’s simply at the heart of it. It’s ignorance, too.

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication ...

Sheet of 4¢ U.S. postage stamps featuring Noah Webster (1958) (image courtesy the Grolier Club) Noah Webster, The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, edited by George W. Ogilvie (1907–08) ...

On Saturday, March 1, the president signed his latest executive order, naming English as the national language. It marks a first in the nearly 250-year history of the U.S. — a country where ...

You would think that being a native English speaker would give any world leader a massive home-court advantage.

English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 1, 2025. Skip to content All Sections ...

"So for anyone that can read the English language, it's clear that dual language is a violation of the initiative passed by an overwhelming majority, over 60% of voters," explained Horne back in 2023.

Throughout its history, the United States never had an official language. That is, until President Trump signed an executive order last month, making it English.

Last week, we told how the English language developed as a result of several invasions of Britain. The first involved three tribes called the Angles, the Jutes and the Saxons. A mix of their ...

The History of the English Language: a Source Book by J D Burnley (Longman, 2nd edition, 2000) A History of English Words by Geoffrey Hughes (Blackwell, 2000) ...