Journey (1798 Through 1914) By Luna16 Nov 26, 1789 1st Natonal Thanksgiving Oct 2, 1792 Baptist Missionary Society is founded in London Feb 1, 1793 France declares war on Britain Feb 21, 1795 Freedom of worship established in France Jul 4, 1796 First Independence day celebration Mar 28, 1799 New York abolishes slavery Period: May 14, 1804 to Sep 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark expidition May 5, 1809 Jews denied citizenship Jan 1, 1816 American Bible Society Formed Mar 5, 1820 Jews banned from synagogus Mar 17, 1824 Charles Finney commisioned as a missionary Aug 7, 1830 Mormon Curch Founded Jan 1, 1831 Lords day observation is founded by William Wilberforce May 7, 1832 Greece becomes and independent republic Period: Oct 2, 1835 to Apr 26, 1836 The Texas Revolution Period: Jan 1, 1843 to Dec 31, 1860 missionarys are sent to China Jun 6, 1844 YMCA forms Apr 29, 1856 Peace between England and Russia Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil war May 3, 1863 Battle of Salem Church, Virgina Nov 18, 1867 John Nelson translates the bible Oct 10, 1868 Cuba revolts against Spain Aug 4, 1869 British red cross forms Mar 10, 1876 Telephone invented Sep 7, 1892 Fundamentalist movement begins Dec 5, 1894 Bible Institute Colportage Association is founded by D. L. Moody Dec 5, 1898 Spanish-American War Apr 7, 1901 Pentacostal movement begins Apr 18, 1906 Great San Fransisco Earthquake Apr 14, 1912 Titanic hits iceberg Jan 7, 1914 Panama Canal Completed