Historical Timeline By kamrinalyse 1727 The Ursuline Academy of New Orleans Period: 1727 to 2020 events 1743 Established the first English Academy 1745 The French and Indian war begins 1763 French is defeated and war ends 1770 The Revolutionary War begins 1812 The War of 1812 1829 The New England Asylum for the blind established 1854 The Boston Library is opened to the public 1855 The University of Iowa is the fist state to admit to treat men and women as equals 1861 The U.S. Civil War begins 1914 The Smith-Lever Act established 1917 The U.S. enters W.W.1 1918 World War ends on November 11 1920 19th Amendment gives women right to vote 1929 The Great Depression begins 2001 Planes hijacked by terrorist crash into Twin Towers 2008 Barack Obama is elected 44th president 2016 Government allows transgender students to use the restroom they please 2016 Donald Trump in office 2020 COVID is declared a national pandemic