US History Timeline

By SkylineR35
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convection

  • The Invention of Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    n 1809, British inventor Sir Humphry Davy created the first electric light by connecting two wires to a battery and attaching a charcoal strip between the other ends. The charged carbon glowed to create the first arc lamp. In 1878, Thomas Edison's team created a light bulb with a carbonized cotton thread filament that could last 14.5 hours. They later experimented with a bamboo filament that could last up to 1,200 hours, which became the standard for Edison bulbs for a decade.

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jacksons Election

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Invetion of The telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Surrender at Apomattox Courthouse

  • Abrahams Lincoln's Assassination

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The 14th Amendment was Ratified on July 28, 1868,and The 15th Amendment,Got Ratified on February 3, 1870,

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    Pullman Strike, (May 11, 1894–c. July 20, 1894), in U.S. history, widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894.

  • The Spanish-American War

    April 21, 1898 – December 10, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    he presidency of Theodore Roosevelt started on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909.