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Date |
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| 1 | 1875 | |
| 2 | 1880 | |
| 3 | 1881 | - 19 Sep 1881—3 Mar 1885: Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States
 Chester Alan Arthur
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| 4 | 1882 | - 1882: Fourth Eddystone Lighthouse completed
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| 5 | 1883 | - 1883: Statue of Liberty presented to USA by France
- 24 May 1883: Brooklyn Bridge, New York opens (crosses East River)
- 1 Aug 1883: Parcel post starts in Britain
- 27 Aug 1883: Eruption of Krakatoa near Java
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| 6 | 1884 | - 31 May 1884: John Harvey Kellogg patents corn flakes
- 13 Oct 1884: Greenwich made prime meridian of the world
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