US History A Timeline By JedWillis Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 4, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Jun 21, 1752 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 Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Jul 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Feb 17, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 9, 1839 The invention of the telegraph Jun 1, 1839 The Trail of Tears 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 18, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 20, 1868 Fourteenth Amendment Feb 3, 1870 Fifteenth Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone Oct 14, 1878 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Mar 4, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane