The Olden Days By ttallant2 Jul 2, 1831 Railroad Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins Mar 9, 1862 Moniter vs. Merrimack Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jul 18, 1863 The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Courthouse Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Dec 23, 1873 WCTU (WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT) 1879 Electricity 1880 Telephones 1885 Automobiles 1901 Square Deal Jun 30, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Feb 12, 1909 NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) May 13, 1912 17th Amendment Feb 3, 1913 16th Amendment Jan 16, 1919 18th Amendment Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment 1922 Housing Apr 28, 1948 Fort Sumter