US History A Timeline By jacobsliamr@gmail.com Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Dec 21, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Constitutional Convention Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Spring of 1837-1840 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1849 The invention of the telephone Sep 16, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Jan 9, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane