American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.
— James Baldwin, American Novelist.
Pre-United States History, 16,000 BC-1763
American Revolution, 1764-1783
A New Nation, 1785-1876
Industrial American and the Progressive Era, 1876-1929
Great Depression & Beyond – 1929-Present
Pre-United States History, 16,000 BC – 1763
A New Nation, 1775-1850
Westward Expansion – 1851-1900
More Timelines:
Civil War Timeline & Leading Events
Deadwood, South Dakota Timeline
Oregon-California Trail Timeline
Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated March 2023.
Also See:
African American History in the United States