U.S history Timeline By naerious11 Apr 19, 1775 Lexinton & Concord First battle of the American Revolution Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Jul 4, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Apr 18, 1865 Assanation of Abraham Lincoln Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World war 1 Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945 Worl War 2 Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kenndey assassinated Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther jr. Jul 6, 1969 Apollo 11 Apollo 11 was the first fight that made it to the moon Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Mar 20, 1991 First Gulf War Sep 11, 2001 September 11 May 2, 2011 Bin Laden death