US History Timeline

By edgar
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers. This water link would connect the Pacific Ocean with the Mississippi River.it launch from Camp Wood, just outside of St. Louis
  • British Forces Burn Washington D.C.

    The army worked its way up Chesapeake bay. The U.S. had been at war with British Empire since 1812. It was an army of 4,000, the residents fled the city. A messenger went to warn First Lady Dolly Madison about the Britsh attack. She and her staff fled, by carriage. She took with her a full-lenght full-length portrait of George Washington.
  • Telephone is created

    It was created Alexander Grahm Bell.He was doing the experiments with transmission of the sound waves with electric stream.This was caused by the movement of the tongue of the Watson´s transmitter in the magnetic field, which caused the creation of the electric stream. This stream had a certain frequency, which then thrilled the appropriate tongue in Bell’s receiver.
  • Labor Day is Official

    Is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
  • Brooklyn Bridge Completed

    It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire. It was the first bridge to use explosives in a dangerous underwater device called a caisson. At the time it was built, the 3,460-foot Brooklyn Bridge was also crowned the longest suspension bridge in the world.
  • Kodak Box Camera is Introduce

    It cost $25.Five thousand were produced. It started the digital cameras. their slogan was “You Press the Button… We Do the Rest”