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  2. 1883 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    January–March. January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee kills 73 people. January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, reforming the United States civil service with the aim to end the spoils system, becomes law. January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New ...

  3. 1883 (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    1883 is an American Western drama television miniseries created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on December 19, 2021, on Paramount+. The series stars Tim McGraw , Faith Hill , Sam Elliott , Isabel May , LaMonica Garrett , Marc Rissmann , Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen , and James Landry Hébert.

  4. History of time in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883, when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time zones. Before then, time of day was a local matter, and most cities and towns used some form of local solar time , maintained by some well-known clock (for example, on a church steeple or in a ...

  5. 1883: The Bass Reeves Story – Everything you need to know ...

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    1883: The Bass Reeves Story began production in October 2022 and is still ongoing, so there's a chance fans could get to see the new series by the end of the year – though 2024 is looking a ...

  6. '1883' Season Finale: Fans React to Shocking Death - AOL

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    "#1883 is a near-perfect stand-alone series," one fan wrote. "I sobbed watching the brutality, but also the journey of 18-yr-old Elsa Dutton's untamed spirit." #1883 was a beautiful standalone.

  7. Civil Rights Cases - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883), were a group of five landmark cases in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments did not empower Congress to outlaw racial discrimination by private individuals. The holding that the Thirteenth Amendment did not empower the federal government to ...

  8. Chester A. Arthur - Wikipedia

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    Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 [b] – November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican lawyer from New York who briefly served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Arthur assumed the presidency after Garfield's death on ...

  9. Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)

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    1883 - The Southern section of the second transcontinental railroad line is completed. 1883 – Buffalo Bill's Wild West show founded. participants include: Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakley. 1883 – Civil Rights Cases 109 US 3 1883 legalizes doctrine of segregation; 1883 – Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

  10. Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act - Wikipedia

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    Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883. The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of ...

  11. Category:1883 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. 1883 in the United States by city (2 C) 1883 in the United States by state or territory (48 C)