history By padangubler Oct 14, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Declaration of Independence Aug 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 electricity Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1876 telephone 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Jul 14, 1898 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1973 airplane