Timeline: U.S. History Timeline | Timetoast

Oct 12, 1492

Columbus discovers America
May 14, 1607

John Smith Founded Jamestown Settlement
May 28, 1754

French and Indian War
Dec 16, 1773

Boston Tea Party
Apr 19, 1775

The Battle Of Lexingto and Concord
Jul 4, 1776

U.S. Declaration of Independance gets approved by U.S. Congress
$Battle\Seige of Yorktown$

Oct 19, 1781

Battle\Seige of Yorktown
May 13, 1787

Constitutional Convention
Aug 26, 1793

The invention of the cotton gin

NOTE: THIS EVENT DID TAKE PLACE IN 1792. DO NOT COUNT ON IT BEING THE 26 OF AUGUST THOUGH.
Aug 26, 1798

Alien and Sedition Acts

NOTE: COULD NOT FIND ACTUAL DATE FOR THIS EVENT. DO NOT COUNT ON IT BEING THE 26 OF AUGUST. HOWEVER, IT WAS SOMETIME IN 1798.
Aug 26, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

NOTE: NOT ACTUALLY BOUGHT 26 AUG. DID OCCOUR IN 1803.
Aug 26, 1812

War of 1812 began

NOTE: DID OCCOUR IN 1812, ALTHOUGH NOT ON AUG. 16
Aug 26, 1820

Missouri Compromise

NOTE: DID OCCOUR IN 1820. DOUBT THAT IT HAPPENED ON 26 OF AUGUST.
Dec 8, 1828

Election of Andrew Jackson
May 28, 1830

Trail of Tears
Aug 26, 1837

Panic of 1837

NOTE: DID NOT HAPPEN AUG. 26. DID HAPPEN 1837.
Aug 26, 1840

Telegraph ivention completion

NOTE: DOUBT THAT IT HAPPENED 26 AUG. DID HAPPEN IN 1840 THOUGH.
Aug 26, 1845

Mexican-American war

NOTE: NOT ON 26 OF AUG. DID HAPPEN IN 1845.
Aug 28, 1849

Invention of the telephone

NOTE: NOT ON AUG. 28
DID HAPPEN IN 1849.
Jan 29, 1850

The Compromise of 1850
Apr 12, 1861

The firing on Fort Sumter
Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation Porclamation
Jan 31, 1865

13th, 14th, 15th amendments passed
Apr 9, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Apr 14, 1865

Assassination of Abraham Lincon
Feb 24, 1868

Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Jan 1, 1879

Invention of the Light Bulb

NOTE: NOT ON JAN. 1ST. DID HAPPEN IN 1879 THOUGH.
Aug 5, 1882

Standard Oil Trust Orginized
Jul 6, 1892

Homestead Strike
Aug 28, 1898

Spanish-American War
Dec 17, 1903

Invention of the Plane
Nov 8, 1904

Election of Theodore Roosevelt