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Events in May 1883 2
1883Buffalo Bill's Wild West show debutsTraveling exhibition popularizes the American frontierWilliam "Buffalo Bill" Cody staged the first performance of his Wild West show on 19 May in North Platte, Nebraska. The show toured for decades and shaped popular images of cowboys, Native Americans, and the frontier worldwide.
1883Brooklyn Bridge opensSuspension bridge links Manhattan and BrooklynThe Brooklyn Bridge opened to traffic on 24 May, then the longest suspension bridge in the world. It connected the cities of New York and Brooklyn across the East River after fourteen years of construction.