Events of history

  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 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 invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • The invention of the electric telephone.

  • The invention of the electric light.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes June 30, 1892 and July 6, 1892

  • Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane.