Legislation
Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates
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1883 in United States of America
Explore 7 historical events and records for United States of America in 1883.
Historical records for United States of America in 1883
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January
Reform of Taxation
Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates
Other events (month unknown)
Brooklyn Bridge Opens To Traffic
Completion of the suspension bridge established a major new fixed connection across the East River. It demonstrated how scientific ideas became workable apparatus.
Brooklyn Bridge Public Opening
The opening of the Brooklyn Bridge gave New York's newspaper readers a major urban engineering and civic event.
Family Moves to Nebraska
Cather moved with her family to Nebraska, a landscape central to her later fiction.
Legislation
Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition
Reform of Civil Service
Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition
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