Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
The Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution
1863
1853
Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated
1791
Texas wins independence from Mexico
The War of 1812 begins
The Gadsden Purchase finalizes the borders of the modern contiguous United States
1794
1968
Salem Witch Trials
1836
1607
1783
Jamestown is established as the first permanent British settlement in the New World
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin (engine)
1692
1812
