A+E Networks. Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britainâs southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.William was the illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy, by his concubine Arlette, a tannerâs daughter from the town of Falaise.illiam then marched on London and received the cityâs submission. On Christmas Day, 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
18th century [edit]. The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization.
Congress did not act on those recommendations, but in 1953 it did approve a commission proposal for separate quotas for refugees (Martin, 2011). The 1965 Law Brings Major Change It was not until 1965, when amendments were passed to the Immigration and Naturalization Act, that the old national origins system was abolished.