History Factiods

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969 Earliest recorded mention of playing cards, found in China.

976 The first recorded use of the zero in Europe.

982 Eric the Red establishes Viking colony in Greenland.

987 Hugh Capet is elected King of France. (The Capetian dynasty rules until 1328)

990 Musical notation systematised.

995 Anglo-Saxon (Early Roots of English Language) Translations of The New Testament Produced.