Realism and Naturalism Timeline By dtaylor2019 1859 Charles Darwin Published "On the Origin of Species" 1861 Election of Abraham Lincoln 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels is theFirst African American to be Sworn into the United States Congress 1870 15th Amendment Added to Constitution Race could no longer ban someone from voting 1872 World's First National Park is Established 1874 First Zoo is Opened 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn 1880 Immigration to Northern Cities 9 million people within a twenty year period 1880 Beginning of the Contraction of the Panama Canal under President Theodore Roosevelt 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrives for the first time in New York 1888 Washington Monument Officially Opens to the Public 1893 New York Stock Exchange Collapses 1893 Women in Colorado are Granted the Right to Vote 1895 Stephen Crane Published His Most Famous Book "Red Badge of Courage" 1897 First Boston Marathon 1901 First Major Oil Discovery in Texas 1902 First Movie Theater Opens in the United States 1910 Boy Scouts of America is Established