US History A Timeline 1 By bradyb21 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus The day that America was discovered by Christopher Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 Trail of Tears Begins 1837 Telegraph Invented May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 May 13, 1846 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13, 14, 15 Amendments Passed Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassinated Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Telephone invented by Bell 1879 Incandescent Light Bulb Invented by Swan & Edison 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 Spanish-American War Begins Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugurated Dec 17, 1903 Airplane Invented by Wilbur Brothers