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| 1882 |
| | | Ulises Heureaux becomes dictator of the Dominican Republic and retains power until assassinated in 1899 | |
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| 1882 |
| | | When Australia win the second Test match, in London, the Sporting Times declares that they will take home with them 'the ashes of English cricket' | |
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| c. 1882 |
| | | Jumbo, the 'world's largest elephant', becomes the star attraction of Barnum and Bailey's touring circus | |
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| 1883 |
| | | The British reinstate Cetshwayo as Zulu king, but over a much smaller territory | |
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| 1883 |
| | | Harvard graduates J.A. Mitchell and E.S. Martin establish Life magazine as a new satirical weekly | |
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| 1883 |
| | | The Supreme Court declares illegal the 1875 Civil Rights Act against segregation, thus enabling the southern states to pass racist laws | |
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| 1883 |
| | | Joseph Pulitzer buys the New York World and builds circulation with sensational news and campaigns | |
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| 1883 |
| | | Brooklyn Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, is opened between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan | |
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| 1883 |
| | | Lord Napier heads a Royal Commission to look into the condition of crofters after the Battle of the Braes in Skye | |
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| 1883 |
| | | English polymath Francis Galton publishes Inquiries in Human Faculty, developing the theme of eugenics and coining the term | |
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