U.s history timeline 1492-2011-Austin Vanstrate

Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Sep 28, 2011

U.s history 1492-2011

History from 1492-2011
Oct 12, 1492

"Discovery" of america

christopher columbus "discovers" america or venezuala
Aug 23, 1497

John Cabet claims america for englend 1497

john cabot claims parts of america
Sep 28, 1535

1534 - Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River

1534 - Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River
Jan 9, 1580

1607 - Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown
Sep 28, 1585

1585 - Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh

1585 - Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh
Nov 11, 1620

1620 - Mayflower Compact

crewed by 41 had 101 passangers
Oct 30, 1635

1635 - First Public School (Boston Latin School)

1635 - First Public School (Boston Latin School)
Oct 30, 1636

1636 - First College - Harvard College,

1636 - First College - Harvard College, the first institute for higher education in a north American
colony, established at Cambridge in Massachusetts
Sep 29, 1689

1689 - English Bill of Rights
Oct 30, 1749

1749 - Ben Franklin - Lightning Rod

1749 - Ben Franklin - Lightning Rod
Jan 1, 1754

1754 - 1763 French & Indian

the french and indian war was actually the french and the indians against the english.
Sep 29, 1763

1763 - Proclamation of 1763 by King George III
Sep 29, 1765

1765 -1766 - Stamp Act
Nov 4, 1773

1773 - Santa Claus - Colonial America

1773 - Santa Claus - Colonial America
Jan 1, 1775

1775 - 1784 Revolution

the revoulution was about the english versing...the english or the rebel english versing the other english
Sep 29, 1776

1776 - Declaration of Independence
Sep 29, 1781

1781 - 1787 Articles of Confederation
Sep 29, 1787

1787 - Constitution
Dec 7, 1787

Delaware Dec. 7, 1787

in december 7th 1787 delaware was bought.
Dec 12, 1787

Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787
Dec 18, 1787

New Jersey Dec. 18, 1787
Jan 2, 1788

Georgia Jan. 2, 1788
Jan 2, 1788

Georgia Jan. 2, 1788
Feb 6, 1788

Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788
Apr 28, 1788

Maryland Apr. 28, 1788
May 23, 1788

South Carolina May 23, 1788
Jun 21, 1788

New Hampshire June 21, 1788
Jun 21, 1788

New Hampshire June 21, 1788
Jun 25, 1788

Virginia June 25, 1788
Jul 26, 1788

New York July 26, 1788
Nov 4, 1789

George Washington, 1789-1797

George Washington, 1789-1797
Nov 21, 1789

North Carolina Nov. 21, 1789
Jan 1, 1790

1790 - 4 million

census population
May 29, 1790

Rhode Island May 29, 1790
Jun 1, 1792

Kentucky June 1, 1792
Oct 30, 1793

1793 - Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin

1793 - Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin
Nov 4, 1797

John Adams, 1797-1801

John Adams, 1797-1801
Jun 1, 1798

Tennessee June 1, 1796
Jun 1, 1798

Tennessee June 1, 1796
Jan 1, 1800

1800 - 5.3 million

census population
Nov 4, 1801

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809
Mar 1, 1803

Ohio Mar. 1, 1803
Jan 28, 1804

12th amendment

1804 - 12th Amendment
Nov 4, 1809

James Madison, 1809-1817

James Madison, 1809-1817
Jan 1, 1810

1810 - 7.2 million

census population
Jan 1, 1812

1812 - 1815 War of 1812

the united states waged war against the british empire
Apr 30, 1812

Louisiana Apr. 30, 1812
Dec 11, 1816

Indiana Dec. 11, 1816
Nov 4, 1817

James Monroe, 1817-1825

James Monroe, 1817-1825
Dec 10, 1817

Mississippi Dec. 10, 1817
Dec 3, 1818

Illinois Dec. 3, 1818
Dec 14, 1819

Alabama Dec. 14, 1819
Mar 15, 1820

Maine Mar. 15, 1820
Aug 10, 1821

Missouri Aug. 10, 1821
Nov 4, 1825

John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829

John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829
Jun 15, 1826

Arkansas June 15, 1836
Oct 30, 1829

1829 - Graham Cracker

1829 - Graham Cracker
Nov 4, 1829

Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837
Jan 1, 1830

1830 - 12.8 million

census population
Oct 27, 1831

indian removal act

indian removal act (trail of tears)
Oct 30, 1833

1833 - Oberlin College - First college to accept Women

1833 - Oberlin College - First college to accept Women
Jan 1, 1835

1835 - 1836 Texas Revolution

it was an armed conflinct between the united states and mexico.
Oct 30, 1835

1835 - Oberlin College - First School to accept Black

1835 - Oberlin College - First School to accept Black
Oct 30, 1835

1855 - Michigan State

1855 - Michigan State
Jan 26, 1837

Michigan Jan. 26, 1837
Oct 30, 1837

1837 - U of M- 1817 - Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837

1837 - U of M- 1817 - Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837
Oct 30, 1839

1839 - Vulcanized Rubber - Charles Goodyear

1839 - Vulcanized Rubber - Charles Goodyear
Jan 1, 1840

1840 - 17 million

census population
Nov 4, 1841

John Tyler, 1841-1845

John Tyler, 1841-1845
Nov 4, 1841

William Henry Harrison 1841
Mar 3, 1845

Florida Mar. 3, 1845
Nov 4, 1845

1845 - Baseball - Alexander Cartwright

1845 - Baseball - Alexander Cartwright
Nov 4, 1845

James Knox Polk, 1845-1849

James Knox Polk, 1845-1849
Dec 29, 1845

Texas Dec. 29, 1845
Dec 28, 1846

Iowa Dec. 28, 1846
Oct 30, 1847

1847 - Doughnut

1847 - Doughnut
Jan 1, 1848

1846 - 1848 Mexican American War

the mexicans got mad at the americans beacuase they were taking all their land. so they waged war against america
May 29, 1848

Wisconsin May 29, 1848
Nov 4, 1849

Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850
Jan 1, 1850

1850 - 23 million

census population
Sep 9, 1850

California Sept. 9, 1850
Nov 4, 1850

Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853

Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853
Nov 4, 1853

Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857

Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857
Nov 4, 1857

James Buchanan, 1857-1861

James Buchanan, 1857-1861
May 11, 1858

Minnesota May 11, 1858
Feb 14, 1859

Oregon Feb. 14, 1859
Jan 1, 1860

1860 - 31.4 million

census population
Oct 30, 1860

1860 - Repeating Rifle - Benjamin Tyler Henry

1860 - Repeating Rifle - Benjamin Tyler Henry
Jan 29, 1861

Kansas Jan. 29, 1861
Oct 30, 1861

1861 - Jelly Bean - William Schrafft

1861 - Jelly Bean - William Schrafft
Oct 30, 1861

1861 - Machine Gun - Richard Gatling

1861 - Machine Gun - Richard Gatling
Nov 4, 1861

Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865
Jun 20, 1863

West Virginia June 20, 1863
Oct 30, 1863

1863 - Breakfast Cereal - James Caleb Jackson

1863 - Breakfast Cereal - James Caleb Jackson
Oct 31, 1864

Nevada Oct. 31, 1864
Nov 4, 1865

Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869

Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869
Mar 1, 1867

Nebraska Mar. 1, 1867
Oct 27, 1868

14th amendment

14th amendment
Nov 4, 1869

1869 - Soccer - Princeton vs. Rutgers (6-4 Rutgers

1869 - Soccer - Princeton vs. Rutgers (6-4 Rutgers
Nov 4, 1869

1869 - American Football - Walter Camp

1869 - American Football - Walter Camp
Nov 4, 1869

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1871

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877
Jan 1, 1870

1870 - 38.6 million

census population
Oct 27, 1870

15th amendment

15th amendment
Oct 30, 1873

1873 - Jeans - Levi Straus

1873 - Jeans - Levi Straus
Nov 4, 1873

1873 - Jeans - Levi Strauss

jeans
Aug 1, 1876

Colorado Aug. 1, 1876
Oct 30, 1877

1877- Toilet Paper- Seth Wheeler

1877- Toilet Paper- Seth Wheeler
Nov 4, 1877

1877- Toilet Paper- Seth Wheeler

1877- Toilet Paper- Seth Wheeler
Nov 4, 1877

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881
Oct 30, 1879

1879 - Light Bulb - Thomas Alva Edison

1879 - Light Bulb - Thomas Alva Edison
Nov 4, 1879

1879 - Light Bulb - Thomas Alva Edison

1879 - Light Bulb - Thomas Alva Edison
Jan 1, 1880

1880 - 50.1 million

census population
Nov 4, 1881

James Abram Garfield, 1881

James Abram Garfield, 1881
Nov 4, 1885

Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885

Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885
Nov 4, 1885

Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889

Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889
Oct 30, 1886

1886 - Coca-Cola - John S. Pemberton

1886 - Coca-Cola - John S. Pemberton
Nov 4, 1886

1886 - Coca-Cola - John S. Pemberton

1886 - Coca-Cola - John S. Pemberton
Nov 4, 1887

1887 - Softball - George Hancock

1887 - Softball - George Hancock
Nov 2, 1889

North Dakota Nov. 2, 1889
Nov 2, 1889

South Dakota Nov. 2, 1889
Nov 8, 1889

Montana Nov. 8, 1889
Nov 11, 1889

Washington Nov. 11, 1889
Jan 1, 1890

1890 - 62.9 million

census population
Jul 3, 1890

Idaho July 3, 1890
Jul 10, 1890

Wyoming July 10, 1890
Oct 30, 1890

1890 - Stop Sign - William Phelps Eno

1890 - Stop Sign - William Phelps Eno
Nov 4, 1890

1890 - Stop Sign - William Phelps Eno

1890 - Stop Sign - William Phelps Eno
Oct 30, 1892

1892 - CMU

1892 - CMU
Oct 30, 1893

1893 - Radio - Nikola Tesla

1893 - Radio - Nikola Tesla
Nov 4, 1893

1893 - Radio - Nikola Tesla

1893 - Radio - Nikola Tesla
Nov 4, 1893

Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893

Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893
Oct 30, 1894

1894- Corn Flakes- Will Keith Kellogg

1894- Corn Flakes- Will Keith Kellogg
Nov 4, 1895

1895 - Volleyball

1895 - Volleyball
Jan 4, 1896

Utah Jan. 4, 1896
Nov 4, 1897

Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897

Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897
Jan 1, 1900

1900 - 76.2 million

census population
Oct 30, 1901

1901 - Car - Oldsmobile - Ransom E. Olds

1901 - Car - Oldsmobile - Ransom E. Olds
Oct 30, 1901

1901 - Assembly Line - Henry Ford

1901 - Assembly Line - Henry Ford
Nov 4, 1901

William McKinley, 1897-1901

William McKinley, 1897-1901
Nov 4, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909

Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909
Oct 30, 1902

1902- Teddy Bear - Morris Michtom

1902- Teddy Bear - Morris Michtom
Oct 30, 1904

1904 - Banana Split - David Strickler

1904 - Banana Split - David Strickler
Nov 16, 1907

Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907
Jan 1, 1910

1910 - 92.2 million

census population
Jan 6, 1912

New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912
Feb 14, 1912

Arizona Feb. 14, 1912
Oct 27, 1913

16th amendment

16th amendmen t income taxe
Oct 27, 1913

17th amendment

1913 - 17th Amendment (direct election of United States Senators by popular vote)
Nov 4, 1913

William Howard Taft, 1909-1913

William Howard Taft, 1909-1913
Nov 4, 1913

Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921

Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921
Jan 1, 1914

1914 - 1918 World War 1
Oct 27, 1919

18th amendment

18th amendment (prohibits alchohol
Jan 1, 1920

1920 - 106 million

census population
Jun 20, 1920

19th amendment

19th amendment (womens right's to vote
Nov 4, 1923

warrren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923

Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923
Oct 30, 1927

1927 - Kool Aid

1927 - Kool Aid
Oct 30, 1927

1927- Television - Philo T. Farnsworth

1927- Television - Philo T. Farnsworth
Oct 30, 1927

1927- Television - Philo T. Farnsworth

1927- Television - Philo T. Farnsworth
Oct 30, 1928

1928 - Bubble Gum - Walter Diemer “Double Bubble”

1928 - Bubble Gum - Walter Diemer “Double Bubble”
Nov 4, 1928

1928 - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney

1928 - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney
Nov 4, 1929

Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929

Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929
Nov 4, 1929

Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933

Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933
Jan 1, 1930

1930 - 123 million

census population
Oct 30, 1931

1931 - Electric Guitar - George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker

1931 - Electric Guitar - George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker
Oct 27, 1933

20th amendment

20th amendment jan 20 inauguration
Oct 27, 1933

21st amendment

1933 - 21st Amendment - Repeal 18th amendment.
Nov 4, 1933

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
Oct 30, 1938

1938 - Soft Serve Ice Cream

1938 - Soft Serve Ice Cream
Jan 1, 1940

1940 - 132 million

census population
Nov 4, 1945

Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953

Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953
Oct 30, 1948

1948 - Cable TV

1948 - Cable TV
Oct 30, 1948

1948 - Video Game

1948 - Video Game
Jan 1, 1950

1950 - 151 million

census population
Oct 30, 1950

korean war

korean war 1950-1953
Oct 27, 1951

22nd amendment

1951 - 22nd Amendment - 2 term limit for President.
Oct 30, 1952

1952 - Barcode

1952 - Barcode
Oct 30, 1958

1956 - Video Tape

1956 - Video Tape
Jan 3, 1959

Alaska Jan. 3, 1959
Aug 21, 1959

Hawaii Aug. 21, 1959
Jan 1, 1960

1960 - 179.3 million

census population
Jun 15, 1960

vietnam war

vietnam war 1960 to 1975
Oct 27, 1961

23rd amendmen t

1961 - 23rd Amendment - Wash. D.C. representation
Oct 30, 1963

1963 - Computer Mouse

1963 - Computer Mouse
Nov 4, 1963

Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961

Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961
Oct 27, 1964

24th amendment

1964 - 24th Amendment - poll taxes illegal
Oct 30, 1964

1964 - Buffalo Wings

1964 - Buffalo Wings
Oct 30, 1965

1965 - Minicomputer ($18,000!)

1965 - Minicomputer ($18,000!)
Oct 30, 1965

1965 - CD

1965 - CD
Oct 27, 1967

25th amendmen t

1967 - 25th Amendment - presidential succession
Jan 1, 1970

1970 - 203 million

census population
Oct 27, 1971

26th amendment

1971 - 26th Amendment - 18 as voting age
Oct 30, 1971

1971 - Email

1971 - Email
Oct 30, 1973

1973 - Cel Phone

1973 - Cel Phone
Jan 1, 1980

1980 - 226.5 million

census population
Oct 30, 1981

1981 - Laptop

1981 - Laptop
Oct 30, 1983

1983 - Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

1983 - Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Jan 1, 1990

1990 - 248.7 million

census population
Jun 29, 1990

persian gulf war

persian gulf war 190 to 1991
Oct 27, 1992

27th amendment

1992 - 27th Amendment - Congress salary changes take place in next term
Jan 1, 2000

2000 - 281.4 million

census population
Jun 12, 2001

u.s invasion of afghanistan

U.s invansion of afghanistan 2001
Oct 30, 2001

2001 - iPod

2001 - iPod
May 5, 2003

invasion of iraq

invasion of iraq aka operation iraqi freedom
Jan 1, 2010

2010 - 308.7 million

census population
Oct 30, 2011

1858 - Pencil Eraser - Hymen Lipman

1858 - Pencil Eraser - Hymen Lipman
Nov 4, 2011

Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

U.s history 1492-2011

"Discovery" of america

John Cabet claims america for englend 1497

1534 - Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River

1607 - Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown

1585 - Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh

1620 - Mayflower Compact

1635 - First Public School (Boston Latin School)

1636 - First College - Harvard College,

1689 - English Bill of Rights

1749 - Ben Franklin - Lightning Rod

1754 - 1763 French & Indian

1763 - Proclamation of 1763 by King George III

1765 -1766 - Stamp Act

1773 - Santa Claus - Colonial America

1775 - 1784 Revolution

1776 - Declaration of Independence

1781 - 1787 Articles of Confederation

1787 - Constitution

Delaware Dec. 7, 1787

Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787

New Jersey Dec. 18, 1787

Georgia Jan. 2, 1788

Georgia Jan. 2, 1788

Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788

Maryland Apr. 28, 1788

South Carolina May 23, 1788

New Hampshire June 21, 1788

New Hampshire June 21, 1788

Virginia June 25, 1788

New York July 26, 1788

George Washington, 1789-1797

North Carolina Nov. 21, 1789

1790 - 4 million

Rhode Island May 29, 1790

Kentucky June 1, 1792

1793 - Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin

John Adams, 1797-1801

Tennessee June 1, 1796

Tennessee June 1, 1796

1800 - 5.3 million

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

Ohio Mar. 1, 1803

12th amendment

James Madison, 1809-1817

1810 - 7.2 million

1812 - 1815 War of 1812

Louisiana Apr. 30, 1812

Indiana Dec. 11, 1816

James Monroe, 1817-1825

Mississippi Dec. 10, 1817

Illinois Dec. 3, 1818

Alabama Dec. 14, 1819

Maine Mar. 15, 1820

Missouri Aug. 10, 1821

John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829

Arkansas June 15, 1836

1829 - Graham Cracker

Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

1830 - 12.8 million

indian removal act

1833 - Oberlin College - First college to accept Women

1835 - 1836 Texas Revolution

1835 - Oberlin College - First School to accept Black

1855 - Michigan State

Michigan Jan. 26, 1837

1837 - U of M- 1817 - Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837

1839 - Vulcanized Rubber - Charles Goodyear

1840 - 17 million

John Tyler, 1841-1845

William Henry Harrison 1841

Florida Mar. 3, 1845

1845 - Baseball - Alexander Cartwright

James Knox Polk, 1845-1849

Texas Dec. 29, 1845

Iowa Dec. 28, 1846

1847 - Doughnut

1846 - 1848 Mexican American War

Wisconsin May 29, 1848

Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850