Unknown 14

Realism and Naturalism Era

By juliannestaten

  • "Leaves of Grass" is published

    "Leaves of Grass" is published

  • "My Bondage and My Freedom" is published

    "My Bondage and My Freedom" is published

  • Lincoln-Douglas debates

    Lincoln-Douglas debates

  • John Brown leads a raid at Harper's Ferry

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected US president

    Abraham Lincoln is elected US president

  • South Carolina secedes from the union

  • Firing on Fort Sumter, civil war begins

    Firing on Fort Sumter, civil war begins

  • Emancipation Proclomation

    Emancipation Proclomation

  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders

    General Robert E. Lee surrenders

  • "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is published

    "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is published

  • Baseball National League is founded

  • COMPROMISE OF 1877

  • Thomas Edison patents the phonograph

    Thomas Edison patents the phonograph

  • Brooklyn Bridge is opened

  • Railroads adopt standard time zones

  • Statue of Liberty is dedicated

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated

  • Sino-Japanese war breaks out

    Sino-Japanese war breaks out

  • First pro football game played in Pennsylvania

    First pro football game played in Pennsylvania

  • "Call of the Wild" is published

    "Call of the Wild" is published

  • Henry Ford builds his first model

    Henry Ford builds his first model