WHAT HAPPENED IN 1883.
Look what happened the 1883.

Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific. (20. October 1883)

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust. (22. October 1883)

American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture. (3. November 1883)

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Forces (known then as the "90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles") is founded. (9. November 1883)

American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. (18. November 1883)

The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed: . (21. December 1883)

The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland. (26. December 1883)