Thomas Edison installs electric lights in New York City
Columbus lands in the Caribbean
1808
1773
1892
1803
1886
1789
1492
Declaration of Independence is signed
1882
US purchases Louisiana from France
George Washington becomes the first president of the United States
1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd state in the US
1955
Boston Tea Party
1776
Ellis Island opens
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor
Rosa Parks' protest launches the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Importation of slaves into the US is banned
