1865-1905 By Jacob.Wall5877 Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1905 1865-1905 Apr 15, 1865 Abe Lincon Assassination On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Jul 28, 1866 transatlantic cable from us to europe Mar 30, 1867 Alaska was purchased by the Us from Russia Feb 24, 1868 Impeachment of andrew johnson Jul 28, 1868 Fourteenth amendment ratified May 10, 1869 completion of the transcontinental railroad Feb 3, 1870 fifteenth amendment ratified date May 15, 1870 standard oil Rockefeller Jun 25, 1876 The Battle of the Little Bighorn Jan 27, 1880 thomas edison light bulb Jul 2, 1881 President Garfield Assassinated May 6, 1882 chinese exclusion act Jan 16, 1883 pendleton act enacted May 24, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge,Opened Oct 28, 1886 The Statue of liberty Oct 28, 1886 The Statue Of Liberty Sep 18, 1889 Jane Addams opened hull house in chicago Jul 2, 1890 Sherman antitrust act passed Dec 29, 1890 The Battle of Wounded Knee Jan 1, 1892 ellis island opened Sep 20, 1893 Duryea brothers built the first car Apr 13, 1896 Plessy VS Ferguson Apr 25, 1898 Spanish American War Jul 4, 1898 hawaii islands claimed by the US Sep 14, 1901 President Mckinley assassinated Dec 13, 1901 first radio signal sent by Marconi Jun 4, 1903 Building the Panama Canal Dec 17, 1903 First flight by the wright brothers
