US History A Timeline By reaganm Period: 1903 BCE to 1903 BCE The invention of the airplane Period: 1901 BCE to 1901 BCE Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: 1898 BCE to 1898 BCE The Spanish-American War Period: 1892 BCE to 1892 BCE The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1876 BCE to 1877 BCE The invention of the telephone Period: 1868 BCE to 1868 BCE Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1865 BCE to 1865 BCE Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: 1865 BCE to 1870 BCE 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Period: 1865 BCE to 1865 BCE Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: 1863 BCE to 1863 BCE The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1863 BCE to 1868 BCE The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1861 BCE to 1861 BCE The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: 1850 BCE to 1850 BCE The Compromise of 1850 Period: 1846 BCE to 1848 BCE The Mexican-American War Period: 1844 BCE to 1844 BCE The invention of the telegraph Period: 1837 BCE to 1837 BCE The Panic of 1837 Period: 1831 BCE to 1850 BCE The Trail of Tears Period: 1828 BCE to 1828 BCE Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1820 BCE to 1820 BCE The Missouri Compromise Period: 1812 BCE to 1815 BCE The War of 1812 Period: 1803 BCE to 1803 BCE The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1802 BCE to 1802 BCE The invention of the electric light Period: 1798 BCE to 1798 BCE The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1794 BCE to 1794 BCE The invention of the cotton gin Period: 1787 BCE to 1787 BCE The Constitutional Convention Period: 1781 BCE to 1781 BCE The Battle of Yorktown Period: 1776 BCE to 1776 BCE The Declaration of Independence Period: 1775 BCE to 1775 BCE The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: 1773 BCE to 1773 BCE The Boston Tea Party Period: 1754 BCE to 1767 BCE The French and Indian War Period: 1607 BCE to 1607 BCE the settlement of Jamestown Period: 1492 BCE to 1492 BCE The Discovery of America by Columbus