The exclamation mark was first introduced into English printing in the 15th century to show emphasis, and was called the "sign of admiration or exclamation" or the "note of admiration" until the mid-17th century; admiration referred to its Latin sense of wonderment.
Восклицательный знак был введён в английскую типографику в XV веке и назывался «sign of admiration or exclamation» или «note of admiration», до середины XVII века.