Timeline of history By DavidforSchool Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus May 4, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1805 The invention of the electric light Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise Jul 27, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1836 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 the Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Thirteenth Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1866 fourteenth amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 Fifteenth amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane