1868 On November 3, Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois is elected the eighteenth President of the United States. Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1868
1868 On March 2, President Johnson is impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and acquitted by the U.S. Senate on May 16.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1868
1867 On March 30, the United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.Timeline State: AlaskaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: territorial expansionEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1867
1867 Congress passes the first of the Reconstruction Acts on March 2.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1867
1866 The U.S. Civil Rights Act becomes law on April 9 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1866
1865 On December 6, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which outlaws slavery, becomes law with its ratification by Georgia. Timeline State: GeorgiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: constitutional amendmentsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1865
1864 On October 31, Nevada becomes the thirty-sixth state.Timeline State: NevadaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1864
1864 Union General Ulysses S. Grant confronts Confederate General Robert E. Lee for the first time in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on May 5-7.Timeline State: VirginiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: warEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1864
1863 The New York City Draft Riots erupt on July 13 and continue until July 16. An estimated 2,000 people are killed before U.S. troops restored order. This is the worst urban insurrection in the nation's history.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violenceEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1863
1863 The Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) takes place on July 1-3.Timeline State: PennsylvaniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: warEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1863
