us history By theducklord Oct 12, 1492 columbus finds america May 14, 1607 jamestown May 28, 1754 french-indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 the battle of lexicon and concord Aug 2, 1776 declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 the battle of yorktown May 25, 1787 constitutional convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 the alien and sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 the war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 the Missouri compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 28, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 7, 1876 The invention of the telephone Nov 4, 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 11, 1892 The Pullman strike Jul 1, 1892 the homestead strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane Aug 23, 2025 the day I made this calendar