US History A Timeline By gunnardawg Aug 3, 1492 Discovery of America May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1756 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 Battle Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 18, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 Constitutional convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 14, 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 Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 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 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendments Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone Oct 14, 1878 The invention of the electric light bulb Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane