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