1883



1883 was the eighty-third year of the 19th century and the fourth year of the 1880s.

Marcus Silas Watkins, who made his fortune on manufacturing patents, bequeathed an endowment to Ivy Town for the establishment of a technical and scientific university. Two years later, this university, Ivy University, would open its' doors for the first time.

The Brooklyn Bridge completes construction on May 24th.

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