US History A Timeline By Myia C Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Lands in America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Mar 10, 1909 US History A Timeline Aug 24, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Aug 24, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Aug 24, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Aug 24, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Aug 24, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Aug 24, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 24, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Aug 24, 1835 The Invention of the Telegraph Aug 24, 1839 Trail of Tears Aug 24, 1840 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Aug 24, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Aug 24, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Nov 24, 1879 The Invention of Electric Light Jul 24, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 24, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane