Russia & US By sabinabarbino Jan 1, 1790 Establishment of Russian Outposts in Russian America (no certain date just year) Jan 1, 1803 Acceptance of First U.S. Consul in Russia Jan 1, 1807 Offer to Appoint Russian Minister to United States Jan 1, 1809 U.S. and Russia Appoint First Minister Level Representatives Jan 1, 1812 Establishment of Russian Colony at Fort Ross Jan 1, 1821 Arbitration of the Treaty of Ghent Jan 1, 1832 Russian-American Commercial Treaty Jan 1, 1842 American Engineer as Consultant for Russian Railroad Jan 1, 1854 Organization of American Russian Commercial Company Jan 1, 1867 U.S. Purchase of Alaska Jan 1, 1872 General William Tecumseh Sherman Visits Russia Jan 1, 1886 Translation of Major Works of Russian Literature Jan 1, 1890 Construction of Trans-Siberian Railroad Jan 1, 1905 Peace Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Nov 25, 1914 Outbreak of World War I Jan 1, 1917 Russian Revolution of 1917 Nov 25, 1933 U.S. Recognition of the Soviet Union Jan 1, 1941 The United States Enters World War II Jan 1, 1949 Soviet Atomic Bomb Nov 25, 1953 Korean War Nov 25, 1965 U.S. Troops to Vietnam Jan 1, 1983 Downing of Korean Airlines Flight 007 Nov 25, 1994 First Joint U.S.-Russian Space Shuttle Mission Jan 1, 1995 Joint Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of World War I Jan 1, 2000 President Clinton Addresses Russian Parliament Jan 1, 2000 Clinton and Putin Meet at G-8 Summit Jan 1, 2002 Creation of the NATO-Russia Council Jan 1, 2003 Roadmap for Middle East Peace Jan 1, 2003 Russian-American Business Dialogue Report Jan 1, 2006 Announcement of Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism