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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492

The Discovery of America by Columbus
Period: May 14, 1607 to 1699

The Settlement of Jamestown

Or May 13th, some even said December 3rd... so it's a little all over the place... I just decided to do the most common one I seem to find. Also, I couldn't find the day and month that Jamestown was no longer the capital of Virginia. But the seat of goverment did move to Williamsburg on Oct 13, 1698.
Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763

The French and Indian War
Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party
Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775

The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence
Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781

The Battle of Yorktown
Period: Sep 17, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787

The Constitutional Convention
Period: Oct 28, 1793 to Mar 14, 1794

The invention of the cotton gin

Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on March 14, 1794. But he did apply for it on Oct 18, 1793. However, he wasn't validated for it until 1807.
Period: Jun 18, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798

The Alien and Sedition Acts

But it expired on March 3, 1801.
Period: Apr 3, 1803 to Apr 3, 1803

The Louisiana Purchase
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815

The War of 1812
Period: Mar 3, 1820 to Mar 6, 1820

The Missouri Compromise
Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828

Andrew Jackson’s Election
Period: May 28, 1831 to Mar 24, 1850

The Trail of Tears
Period: 1837 to May 24, 1844

The invention of the telegraph

I couldn't find the exact date of when it was being built.
Period: Sep 18, 1837 to 1843

The Panic of 1837
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

The Mexican-American War
Period: Jan 29, 1850 to Jun 28, 1864

The Compromise of 1850
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861

The Firing on Fort Sumter
Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation
Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Dec 6, 1865

13th Amendment
Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox Court house
Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 14, 1865

Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Period: Jun 13, 1866 to Jul 9, 1868

14th Amendment
Period: Feb 24, 1868 to May 26, 1868

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Period: Feb 26, 1869 to Feb 3, 1870

15th Amendment
Period: Mar 7, 1876 to Mar 7, 1876

The invention of the Telephone
Period: Nov 4, 1879 to Nov 4, 1879

Invention of the Electric light
Period: Jan 2, 1882 to Mar 21, 1892

The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892

The Homestead Strike
Period: May 11, 1894 to May 20, 1894

The Pullman Strike
Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898

The Spanish-American War
Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909

Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Dec 17, 1903

The invention of the Airplane