HIST Final Timeline By jordanz 1803 louisana purchase 1863 start of Reconstructive Period 1865 13th Amendment 1865 Lincoln's Assinsination 1875 civil rights act 1890 progressive era 1892 homestead act Sep 14, 1901 assignation of President McKinley 1920 19th amendment 1929 wall street crash 1933 first hundred days/new deal 1939 start of World War II 1941 America enters the war 1954 Civil Rights Movement Nov 1, 1955 start of Vietnam war Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assignation 1980 Iran - Iraq war / Gulf War 1981 Ronald Reagan - 40 th President