United States History
1492    Columbus
1607    Jamestown - John Smith
1620    Pilgrims - Miles Standish
1629    Puritans
1769    Daniel Boone
1775 - 1783    Revolutionary War
1776    Declaration of Independence
1789    George Washington
1791    Bill of Rights
1803    Louisiana Purchase
1804    Lewis and Clark
1807    Zebulon Pike explores south-west
1819    Florida Territory
1830s    Westward movement
1845    Texas Territory
1846    Oregon Country
1848    Western States become part of USA
1848    California Gold Rush
1860    Abraham Lincoln
1861 - 1865    Civil War
1870    Laura - Little House in the Big Woods
1876    Telephone - Alexander G Bell
1880    George Washington Carver
1914    Panama Canal finished
1920    Women Vote
1922    Philo T Farnsworth -TV-Blackfoot, ID!
1962    First Satellite
1969    Man on Moon