german immigrant timeline By rypeterson 1670 first group of german immigrants arrive 1732 The first German-language newspaper, was published in the United States. 1742 Christopher Saur, printed the first Bible in America. 1790 100,000 Germans may have immigrated to america Period: 1848 to 1849 failure of the revolutions of 1848 to establish democracy caused thousands to leave Germany to settle in America 1850 Nearly one million Germans immigrated to America in this decade, one of the peak periods of German immigration 1880 decade of heaviest German immigration 1933 Albert Einstien immigrates to america 1940 estimated 1.2 million German-born immigrants lived in the United States. 1990 58 million Americans claimed to be solely or partially of German descent
