Chronology By nathalie0226 Jun 9, 1860 Invention of Dimes Novels by Irwin Beadle 1862 Begining of Abraham Lincoln's incorporation of the West policy Jun 2, 1865 End of the Civil War Nov 27, 1868 Washita massacre May 10, 1869 End of the first transcontinental train line at Promontory Point Mar 1, 1872 Opening of the first national park at Yellowstone Oct 12, 1872 Cochise signs a peace treaty with the American Govenrment Period: Jul 2, 1874 to Aug 30, 1874 George Custer leads an expedition in indian territory in the Black Hills Period: Jun 25, 1876 to Jun 26, 1876 The battle of Little Bighorn is the biggest american defeat against the indians Period: 1878 to 1879 Cheyenne indians exodus from Oklohoma to Dakota Nov 1, 1879 Creation of the Carlisle School for Indians May 6, 1882 Adoption of the Chinese Exclusion Act 1883 Willima Cody creates Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1887 Adoption of the Dawes Severalty Act Dec 21, 1887 Founding of the Boone and Crocket Club by Thoedore Roosevelt 1890 Census determines that the American frontier has disappeared and the whole country is colonized Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee massacre May 28, 1892 Foundation of the Sierra Club by John Muir 1893 Frederick Jackson Turner gives a conference on "the Significance of the Frontier in American History" 1893 The Johnson County War ends 1895 Invention of the cinematograph Sep 6, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president of the United States 1902 Owen wister publishes The Virginian Dec 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery by Edwin S. Porter is the first western and narrative film 1910 In Old California by D. W. Griffith is the first silent movie filmed in Hollywood Feb 8, 1915 D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation is the first historical film Feb 23, 1915 Decision of the United States Supreme court in the case Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio Mar 16, 1923 The Covered Wagon by James Cruze is the first epic western Jun 2, 1924 Native-Americans are entitled to citizenship Oct 15, 1925 The Vanishing american by George Seitz is the firs movie filmed at Monument Valley Oct 6, 1927 The Jazz Singer by Alan Crosland is the first talking film 1930 Begining of the writing of the Hays Code or Motion Picture Production Code 1931 Cimarron by Wesley Ruggles obtains the Academy Award (oscar) for best picture Feb 2, 1939 John Ford's Stagecoach revives the western genre as well as John Wayne's career after a decade of B movies 1947 Declaration by Waldorf and creation of the Hollywood Blacklist 1947 production of 95 westerns by the major movie studios May 3, 1948 Supreme Court decision in the case United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. Aug 26, 1948 Red River by Howard hawkes rekindles the western genre after WWII 1958 54 westerns are produced by the major film studios Feb 20, 1963 How the West Was Won by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall is the last epic western 1964 Monument Valley beacome a park in the Navajo Reservation 1967 The projection of Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy in the United States changes the western genre 1969 The Wild bunch by Sam Peckinpah brings on a truning point in the representation of violence on the big screen 1969 20 westerns are produed by the major film studios 1970 Release of three pro-indians movies : Little Big Man, Soldier Blue, A man Called Horse 1971 Release of the "Crying Indian" publicity campaign against pollution 1980 Washout of Heaven's Gate by Micheal Cimino which marks the end of the New Hollywood : only 6 westerns are produced by the major film sutdios 1990 Dances With Wolves is nominated for 12 Academy Awards
