Timeline

By CadenGunner_1
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    Epic Timeline

    Time certainly flies by when you're having fun! But make sure not to have too much fun looking through this timeline, or else you'll find yourself in the year 5051.
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War started on May 28, 1754 and ended in February 10, 1763.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown started on September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781. I think I wrote an essay about this once. Don't know why this is the only information I could give.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

    The electric light was invented by Humphry Davy in 1802.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    Ah, the War of 1812. Not much I can tell you about the War of 1812, except that it was indeed in 1812 (June 18, 1812, to be exact) and ended February 17, 1815.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    EMERGENCY MEETING! Oh, wait this is May 10, 1837, also known as the Panic of 1837 and yes, it was 1837. This was after the War of 1812 which was indeed in the year 1812. The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis that made many people become unemployed "and had damaging effects on Ohio and national economies"
    (https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Welcome_To_Ohio_History_Central)
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans off their land and made them travel over 1,200 miles to live on a reservation (A really crappy piece of land). Andrew Jackson believed that he deserved the land the Native Americans had, and over 50,000 Native Americans died during The Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears started on May 23, 1838, and ended on March 26, 1839.
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

    The telegraph was created by David Alter on May 24, 1844.
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War started on April 25, 1846, and ended on February 2, 1848
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in a theater by John Wilkes Booth.
  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment went from February 24, 1868, to May 26, 1868.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment

  • The invention of the telephone

    The invention of the telephone

    In 1875 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and he received a patent " for his revolutionary new invention" on March 7, 1876. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-graham-bell-patents-the-telephone)
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes went on from May 11, 1894, to July 20, 1894
  • The Spanish-American Wa

    The Spanish-American Wa

    The Spanish-American War started on April 25, 1898, and ended on December 10, 1898.
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt was elected president on September 14, 1901, and finished his term on March 9, 1909.
  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane

    On December 17, 1903, Wilber and Orville Wright (the Wright brothers) invented the first-ever airplane to take flight.