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