Semester 1 Timeline Of Events By mrmisquito Jan 1, 1860 Start Dec 20, 1860 Confederacy Formed Mar 15, 1861 Lincoln Wins 1st Election Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Attack Dec 15, 1861 Civil War Dec 15, 1863 Emancipation Proclimation Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Dec 15, 1867 US Acquires Alaska Nov 6, 1869 Trans Continental Railroad Complete Dec 15, 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act May 4, 1886 The Haymarket Affair Dec 15, 1887 Dawes Act Dec 15, 1890 Wounded Knee Dec 15, 1901 Taft Takes Over Presidency Jul 15, 1902 Daniel Burnham designs Flat Iron Building Dec 15, 1906 Meat Inspection Act Feb 12, 1909 NAACP Founded Mar 4, 1913 Wilson Wins Presidency Jun 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinan Assassubated Aug 26, 1914 WWI Fighting Starts Oct 24, 1917 Unveiling of the Telephone Dec 15, 1917 Espionage and Sedation Acts Dec 15, 1918 WWI Flue Epedemic Dec 15, 1918 Treaty of Versailles Signed Jun 4, 1919 16th Ammendment Passes Jan 1, 1920 End