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Library of Congress
The United States Library of Congress is founded. -
3rd U S President
Thomas Jefferson is elected as the 3rd president of the United States -
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed, April 30, 1803. On this day in 1803, Robert Livingston, the U.S. minister to France, and James Monroe signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, doubling the size of the United States and paving the way for the nation's westward expansion. -
Lewis & Clark
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. -
Slave Trade Ends
Slave Trade with Africa ends -
4th President of the US
James Madison is named 4th U S President -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right. -
5th President of US
James Monroe named 5th U S President -
6th U S President
John Quincy Adams names 6th U S President -
7th U S President
Andrew Jackson names 7th U S President -
Nat Turner Revolt
Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. Rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, at least 51 being white. -
The Civil War
The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Civil War is the most studied and written about episode in U.S. history.
