Civil War to Present Day By mccannlaura323 Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president Feb 9, 1861 Confederate Army was created Apr 12, 1861 Battle @ Fort Sumter (Start of Civil War) Jul 21, 1861 Battle @ Bull Run Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 9, 1865 Civil War Ends Nov 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassinated Jul 9, 1868 African American rights May 8, 1886 Coco-cola announced first product Jan 1, 1898 American became an imperialist country Dec 17, 1903 Airplane invented Oct 1, 1908 Model T invented Aug 1, 1913 Chevrolet first classic car May 6, 1914 WWI started Nov 11, 1918 WWI ended May 6, 1922 Joeseph Stalin in power Oct 28, 1929 Great Depression Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hilter power of Germany May 1, 1939 Great Depression Ended Aug 23, 1939 Non Agression Pact signed Nov 1, 1939 WWII started Apr 29, 1945 Ending of WWII Jul 26, 1948 Armed forces integrated Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Nov 1, 1954 Start of Vietnam War Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act Dec 31, 1975 End of Vietnam War Dec 8, 1980 John Lennon assassinated Apr 1, 1988 Wrigley Field updated Sep 11, 2001 Terrior Attacks in New York CIty Oct 23, 2001 Ipod first invented Aug 23, 2005 Hurrican Katrina Oct 23, 2005 Ipod Nano Sep 5, 2007 Ipod touch released Jun 19, 2009 Iphone 3gs released Apr 20, 2010 Oil Spills Oct 14, 2011 Iphone 4s released Oct 22, 2012 Hurricane Sandy Oct 31, 2012 Hurrican Sandy demagaes cleaned up Sep 20, 2013 Iphone 5 released Sep 12, 2014 Iphone 6 released Sep 12, 2014 Iwatch released Oct 8, 2014 Bomb threat at Pennridge High school