Important dates in United States History

1492

Columbus discovers America

1607

Jamestown founded

1763

French and Indian War ended

1776

Declaration of Independence

1787

Constitutional Convention

1789

Washington became the first president

1817

Era of Good Feelings begin

1819

Era of Good Feelings ended

1865

Reconstruction Era began

1877

Reconstruction Era ended

1890s

Progressive Era began

1920s

Progressive Era ended

1929

Great Depression began

1939

Great Depression ended

1945

Cold War began

1989

Cold War ended (Berlin Wall falls)

1991

Cold War ended (Soviet Russia fails)

1801

Jefferson became president

1829

Jackson became president

1861

Lincoln became president

1901

Theodore Roosevelt became president

1933

Franklin Roosevelt became president

1961

John Kennedy became president

1775

American Revolution began

1783

American Revolution ended

1812

War of 1812 began

1815

War of 1812 ended

1846

Mexican-American War began

1848

Mexican-American War ended

1861

Civil War began

1865

Civil War ended

1898

Spanish-American War

1914

World War I began in Europe

1917

U.S. enters World War I

1918

World War I ended

1939

World War II began in Europe

1941

U.S. enters World War II

1945

World War II ended

1950

Korean War began

1953

Korean War ended

1965

LBJ sends troops to Vietnam

1973

U.S. troops pulled out of Vietnam

1991

Persian Gulf War

1840

William Henry Harrison elected

1860

Abraham Lincoln elected

1880

James Garfield elected

1896

William Mckinley elected

1920

Warren Harding elected

1940

Franklin Roosevelt elected to a third term

1960

John Kennedy elected

1980

Ronald Reagan elected