History of America

By Zebra1JR
  • Period: Aug 12, 1492 to

    The discovery of America

  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane

    The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane

    1802, 1876, 1903
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

    1865-1870
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    April 21, 1898 – December 10, 1898
  • Period: to

    20th - 21st centuries

    My favorite historical timelines
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the Model T

    The invention of the Model T

  • The Zimmermann Telegram

    The Zimmermann Telegram

  • The WWI Armistice

    The WWI Armistice

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday

  • Hitler becomes chancellor

    Hitler becomes chancellor

  • The New Deal

    The New Deal

    there were two deals one in 1933–1934 and
    1935–1936
  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact

  • Hitler Invades Poland

    Hitler Invades Poland

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  • The formation of United Nations

    The formation of United Nations

  • The Long Telegram

    The Long Telegram

  • The formation of NATO

    The formation of NATO

  • Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    Jun 25, 1950 – Jul 27, 1953
  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    Dec 9, 1952 – May 17, 1954
  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus to a white passenger.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Oct 16, 1962 – Oct 29, 1962
  • JFK’s Assassination

    JFK’s Assassination

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

  • The Watergate Break-ins

    The Watergate Break-ins

  • Nixon’s Resignation

    Nixon’s Resignation

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    Nov 1, 1955 – Apr 30, 1975
  • The invention of the Internet

    The invention of the Internet

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Fall of the Berlin Wall

  • The 9/11 Attacks

    The 9/11 Attacks

  • Covid-19 Pandemic

    Covid-19 Pandemic