Historical Events Timeline By raelynnholt Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1774 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1782 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention (start) Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention (end) Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 The Alien and the Sedition Acts 1802 The Invention of the Electric Light Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 (start) Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 (end) Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 The Andrew Jackson Election May 28, 1830 The Trail of Tears (start) 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Mar 26, 1839 The Trail of Tears (end) Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1849 The Invention of the Telephone Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th, Amendments Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 14, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes (start) Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes (end) Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt because President 1903 The Invention of the Airplane
