History time line By Dude100 Oct 10, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 10, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 History timeline May 13, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown 1754 The french and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 The declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The constitutional convection 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The alien and meditation acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri compromise 1824 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The trail of tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American war Sep 9, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The emancipation proclamation Jan 31, 1865 The 13th amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination Jun 8, 1866 The 14th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeached Feb 3, 1870 The 15th amendment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light bulb 1882 The organization of standard oil trust 1892 The pullman and homestead strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the airplane