Governemnt History By brent_reel Period: Oct 13, 1800 to Oct 13, 2000 Government History Oct 13, 1850 21,551 Post Offices - 200 Before. Oct 13, 1850 New State - California Oct 13, 1862 Homestead Act Oct 13, 1863 Dome Finished Oct 13, 1865 Abloished slavery forever Oct 13, 1877 Rutherford B. Haves becomes President Oct 13, 1898 Hawaii annexed Oct 13, 1916 Jeannett Rankin - First women in Congress Oct 13, 1949 Truman is inagurated Oct 13, 1957 Labor Hearings Oct 13, 1973 Watergate Hearings