US History timeline By jaden J Oct 12, 1489 colombus finds america Period: Oct 12, 1490 to Dec 17, 1903 US history timeline May 14, 1607 Settlement in jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 boston tea party Apr 19, 1774 Battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 Battle Of Yorktown May 25, 1787 constitutional convention 1793 Cotton Gin invention Nov 13, 1797 Alien and Sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War Of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson Election Mar 17, 1836 Panic of 1837 1837 Invention of Telegraph 1838 trail of tears Apr 25, 1846 Mexican american war 1849 compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 firing on fort sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation proclamation 1864 13th amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Lincolns assassination 1868 14th amendment Mar 4, 1868 Andrew Johnson impeachment 1870 15th amendment 1876 Invention of telephone 1879 invention of lightbulb Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane