4th Century AD – Saladoid Amerindians settle on island 1650       First colonized by Britain 1656       Attempted invasion by Caribs 1796       Attempted  invasion by France 1825       Developed close association with St Kitts 1967       St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla becomes a state and gains internal self-governance which sparked off the Anguilla Revolution 1969       Invasion by Britain after James Ronald Webster leads break away movement from St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Association 1980       Official separation of Anguilla from the Associated State of St. Christopher-Nevis 1982       New Constitution