Dates From The Good Olden Days By kriensche Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Apr 3, 1860 Pony Express Jul 21, 1861 first battle of bull run May 1, 1862 The Fall New Orleans Aug 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg address Apr 9, 1866 Civil Rights Act of !866 May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad Nov 5, 1872 Election of 1873 1873 Panic of 1873 1874 Women’s Christian Temperance Movement May 4, 1886 Haymarket Riot Dec 8, 1886 American Federation Of Labor Jul 2, 1890 Antitrust Movement Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike Jul 20, 1894 Pullman Strick Jun 3, 1900 International Ladies Garment Workers Jun 27, 1905 Industrial Workers Of The World Jul 2, 1909 16th amendment Mar 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire