Realism and Naturalism Timeline

  • Charles Darwin Published "On the Origin of Species"

    Charles Darwin Published "On the Origin of Species"
  • Election of Abraham Lincoln

    Election of Abraham Lincoln
  • Hiram Rhodes Revels is theFirst African American to be Sworn into the United States Congress

    Hiram Rhodes Revels is theFirst African American to be Sworn into the United States Congress
  • 15th Amendment Added to Constitution

    15th Amendment Added to Constitution
    Race could no longer ban someone from voting
  • World's First National Park is Established

    World's First National Park is Established
  • First Zoo is Opened

    First Zoo is Opened
  • Battle of Little Big Horn

    Battle of Little Big Horn
  • Immigration to Northern Cities

    Immigration to Northern Cities
    9 million people within a twenty year period
  • Beginning of the Contraction of the Panama Canal under President Theodore Roosevelt

    Beginning of the Contraction of the Panama Canal under President Theodore Roosevelt
  • The Statue of Liberty arrives for the first time in New York

    The Statue of Liberty arrives for the first time in New York
  • Washington Monument Officially Opens to the Public

    Washington Monument Officially Opens to the Public
  • New York Stock Exchange Collapses

    New York Stock Exchange Collapses
  • Women in Colorado are Granted the Right to Vote

  • Stephen Crane Published His Most Famous Book "Red Badge of Courage"

    Stephen Crane Published His Most Famous Book "Red Badge of Courage"
  • First Boston Marathon

    First Boston Marathon
  • First Major Oil Discovery in Texas

    First Major Oil Discovery in Texas
  • First Movie Theater Opens in the United States

  • Boy Scouts of America is Established