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Aug 3, 1492
1. The Discovery of America by Columbus
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2. The Settlement of Jamestown
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3. The French and Indian War
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4. The Boston Tea Party
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5. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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6. The Declaration of Independence
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7. The Battle of Yorktown
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8. The Constitutional Convention
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10. The invention of the cotton gin
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9. The Alien and Sedition Acts
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11. The Louisiana Purchase
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12. The War of 1812
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13. The Missouri Compromise
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14. Andrew Jackson’s Election
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15. The invention of the telegraph
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17. The Panic of 1837
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16. The Trail of Tears
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18. The Mexican-American War
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19. The Compromise of 1850
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20. The Firing on Fort Sumter
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21. The Emancipation Proclamation
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22. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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23. Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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24. 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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25. Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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26. The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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30. The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
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27. The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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28. The Spanish-American War
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29. Theodore Roosevelt becomes president