1838
US passes the Indian Removal Act
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution grants women the right to vote
1820
1914
British General Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington at Yorktown
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establishes that "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites are legal
1969
1920
Civil War ends; Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
1941
1831
1781
1896
1870
World War I breaks out; US declares war on Germany three years later
1865
Cherokees begin to travel the "Trail of Tears"
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the US joining World War II
First American lunar landing
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution grants all males the right to vote
Missouri Compromise outlaws slavery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes
