US History Timeline By Sir W Oct 12, 1492 Columbus "Discovers" America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History Timeline May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settled On May 28, 1754 The French and Indian war begins Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Incident occurs ( tea sacrilege ) Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 25, 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 Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 6, 1838 The invention of the telegraph May 23, 1838 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 Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 27, 1880 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the Airplane
