US History Timeline

  • French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War begins.
  • Colonies Declare Independence

    The American Colonies declare their independence from France.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Unisted States Purchased the Louisiana Territory to double the size of the country.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina becomes the first state to seceed from the Union.
  • Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland is elected president of the united states.
  • Olympic Games

    The first modern Olympic games are held in Athens, Greece.b
  • Wright Brothers

    The Wright Brothers achieve their first successful airplane flight.
  • Wolrd War I

    World War I begins in Europe.
  • 19th Amendment

    The Nineteenth Amendment is passed, This Amendment grants women in the United States the right to vote.
  • Stock Market

    The US Stock Market crashes on Black Thursday causing the great depression.