Us History Timeline By jackrush34 1492 he Discovery of America by Columbus 1492 Period: 1492 to 1920 Us History Timeline Rush, Jack 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1607 1754 The French and Indian War 1754 Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773 Apr 19, 1775 he Battle of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775, Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Aug 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown September 28, 1781 Aug 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention September 17, 1787 1798 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 Apr 4, 1802 the Alien and Sedition Acts April 4, 1802 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1803 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1820 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1828 1830 The Trail of Tears 1830 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph May 24, 1844 1846 The Mexican-American War April 1846 1847 The invention of the electric light 1847 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861, Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 31 January 1865 Apr 15, 1865 Assasination of Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865 Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment February 24, 1868 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1870 1875 the invention of the telephone, June 1875 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes July 1892 Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War April 21 – August 13, 1898 Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane The Wright Brothers make the first working airplane. Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president March 4, 1909.