U.S. History By NullCube Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Lands in the Americas Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 U.S. History May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War Starts Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Congress approves the Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Ends Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Begins 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts are signed into law 1802 Humphry Davy develops the first incandescent light Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb Edison made a better lightbulb, he did not invent it. 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Begins Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise signed into law Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson sworn into office 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Begins 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Standard Oil Trust is formed Mar 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment initiated Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Ratified 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone Oct 14, 1878 Edison files patent for "Improved Electric Light" 1892 The Homestead strike 1894 The Pullman Railroad strike 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt sworn into office Dec 17, 1903 Wright brothers first flight