Us History Timeline

By vibraniumdroid
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    US History Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • Start of The french and Indian War

  • End of The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • United States Declaration of Independence

  • Start of The Battle of Yorktown

  • End of The Battle of Yorktown

  • Start of The United States Constitutional Convention

  • End of The United States Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • Start of the War of 1812

  • End of the War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson Elected As US President

  • Start of The Trail of Tears

  • Start of The Panic of 1837

  • End of The Panic of 1837

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • Start of The Mexican-American War

  • End of The Mexican-American War

  • End of The trail of Tears

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • Start of The Battle of Fort Sumter

  • End of The Battle of Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Invention of The Telephone

  • The Invention of The Light Bulb

    Note: Thomas Edison did not actually invent the light bulb, rather he purchased the patent and evolved it.

  • Homestead Strike

  • Pullman Strike

  • Start of The Spanish–American War

  • End of The Spanish–American War

  • The Election of Theodore Roosevelt

  • The Invention of The Airplane

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