Ms. Harlan's Excellent Adventure By J3Johnson Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1847 The Mormons Travel West Jan 1, 1860 Lincoln Becomes President Apr 12, 1861 The Battle of Fort Sumter Jul 25, 1862 The Burning of New Orleans Jul 1, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg Jan 31, 1865 The Passing of the 13th Amendment Mar 3, 1865 Freedom Bureau Established Apr 15, 1865 President Lincoln is Assassinated Aug 9, 1868 The Passing of the 14 Amendment Jan 1, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant Becomes President Feb 26, 1869 The Passing of the 15th Amendment Dec 9, 1869 The Knights of Labor are Founded May 4, 1886 The Haymarket Riot Mar 25, 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1912 Child Labor and Minimum Wage Laws put in Place Feb 3, 1913 The Passing of the 16th Amendment Apr 3, 1913 The Passing of the 17th Amendment Jan 16, 1919 The Passing of the 18th Amendment Aug 18, 1920 The Passing of the 19th Amendment