Beatriz, Selvin, Whitney & Jessica's American History 1861-2013 By bettyp24 Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 2013 American History 1861-2013 Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln was elected Abraham Lincoln was elected as President Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad completed Mar 1, 1872 National Yellowstone Park established Sep 14, 1901 President Roosevelt elected Dec 17, 1903 First flight- the Wright Brothers Mar 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson elected Apr 6, 1917 U.S. enters WWI Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment grants Women's suffrage Sep 18, 1929 Black Tuesday Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Japan Jan 1, 1946 The Cold War begins May 13, 1946 Baby Boom 1946-1964 Jun 25, 1950 Korean War begins Jan 20, 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President Jan 20, 1961 Vietnam War officially begins Nov 22, 1963 JFK assassinated Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Jul 10, 1969 Neil Armstrong walks on the mon Jun 17, 1973 Watergate Scandal breaks Jan 20, 1981 Reagan elected as president Sep 11, 2001 September 11 Terrorist Attacks Jan 20, 2008 2008 First Black President