History Timeline By thatziko1 Dec 24, 1492 Columbus travels to America Dec 1, 1607 Settlement in Jamestown Period: Dec 24, 1756 to Dec 25, 1763 French and Indian war Dec 24, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 Battle Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Decloration of Independance Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Dec 24, 1793 Cotton Gin Dec 24, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Dec 24, 1803 Lousiana Purchase Period: Dec 24, 1812 to Dec 25, 1815 War of 1812 Aug 22, 1820 Missouri compromise Dec 24, 1820 Missouri Compromise Aug 22, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Dec 24, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: Aug 22, 1830 to Aug 23, 1840 The Telegraph Period: Aug 22, 1837 to Aug 23, 1845 The Panic of 1837 Period: Aug 22, 1838 to Aug 23, 1839 Trail of Tears Period: Aug 22, 1846 to Aug 23, 1848 The Mexican/American War Aug 22, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Aug 22, 1861 The firing on Fort Sumter Period: Aug 22, 1862 to Aug 23, 1863 The Emancipation Proclomation Aug 22, 1865 Surrender st Appotmattox Aug 22, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination Period: Aug 22, 1865 to Aug 23, 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Admendments Aug 22, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Period: Aug 22, 1876 to Aug 23, 1903 The Invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Aug 22, 1886 The orginization of standard oil trust Aug 22, 1894 The pullman and homestand strikes Aug 22, 1898 The Spanish/American War Period: Aug 22, 1901 to Aug 23, 1909 Theodore Rosevelt Becomes President