US history timeline By Tyson Baak Oct 12, 1492 Columbus lands in America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US history timeline May 14, 1607 Settlement of James Town May 28, 1754 French Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention was held Mar 14, 1794 Invention of cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The missouri compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson's election May 10, 1837 The panic of 1837 Sep 15, 1838 Trails of Tears May 24, 1844 Telegraph Invented Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican American war Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassination Jun 13, 1866 The 14th amendment Feb 2, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Feb 26, 1869 15th amendment passed Mar 7, 1876 The telephone is invented Jan 27, 1880 Electric light bulb invented May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane Sep 18, 1906 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust