Discovery of America - Invention of the Electric Light By HyrumW Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was Signed Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1822 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 15, 1860 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Dec 6, 1865 The Passing of the 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Jul 9, 1868 The 14th Amendment gets Passed by Congress Feb 3, 1870 The 15th Amendment gets Passed in Congress Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Bulb Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane