1881

1881 — Korea: 일본으로 조사시찰단 파견, 별기군 설치 / China: 中俄《伊犁条约》签定 / Japan: 秋田事件 / United States: Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett near Fort Sumner

9 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897	ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912	JapanMeiji era 1868–1912	United StatesUnited States 1776–
일본으로 조사시찰단 파견, 별기군 설치KO 10 December. Japanese newspaper Chōsen shinpō becomes the first newspaper to be published in Korea. 1880일본으로 수신사 파견 1882Imo Incident 1882조미수호조규 체결, 임오군란 일어남, 일본과 제물포조약 체결, 청국과 조청상민수륙무역장정 체결 1883March. The Korea-Japanese Underground Cable Construction Treaty (조일해저전선부설조약,朝日海底電線敷設條約) was signed by Korea and Japan. This led to a telegraphic connection between Busan and Nagasaki. 1883May. American minister Lucius Foote arrived to take command of the modernization of Chosun's older army units that had not started Westernizing. 1883August. The first edition of the Hanseong sunbo was published. It was published in Seoul (then called Hanseong), Joseon from 1883 to 1884 as the first native Korean newspaper. It was written in Hanmun. It is not the first newspaper to be published in Korea; that was the 1881 Chōsen Shinpō, which was primarily written in both Japanese and Hanmun. 1883조일통상장정 체결 1883July. The first-ever Korean mission to the United States. The Ministry of Presswork and Publication (박문국,博文局) was opened for the modernisation of the printing industry.	中俄《伊犁条约》签定。ZH 1879Treaty of Livadia 1879中俄伊犁交涉。 1880春左宗棠在新疆部署兵事。日本正式吞并琉球，废除其国王，将琉球改为冲绳县。甘肃省武都区发生8级地震，导致大约22000人死亡。	秋田事件JA 1882立憲改進党結成。 1882Fukushima incident 1883鹿鳴館が建立。 1883高田事件	Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett near Fort Sumner The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory Clara Barton creates the American Red Cross Tuskegee Institute founded A Century of Dishonor written by Helen Hunt Jackson 1879Thomas Edison creates first commercially viable light bulb 1879Victorio's War 1879White River War 1879Sheepeater Indian War 1879Fort Robinson breakout 1879Knights of Labor go public 1880University of Southern California founded 1880U.S. presidential election, 1880: James A. Garfield elected president and Chester A. Arthur vice president. Their popular margin is less than 2,000 votes. 1880July 2, 1881 – President Garfield is shot by a deranged gunman on a train platform. 1880U.S. population exceeds 50 million 1880September 19, 1881 – President Garfield dies, Vice President Arthur becomes the 21st president 1880March 4, 1881 – Garfield becomes the 20th president; Arthur becomes the 20th vice president. 1882Chinese Exclusion Act 1882Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert and Charlie Ford 1882Battle of Big Dry Wash 1883Brooklyn Bridge opens 1883Buffalo Bill's Wild West show founded. participants include: Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakley. 1883Joseph Pulitzer buys the New York World 1883Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act 1883Civil Rights Cases 109 US 3 1883 legalizes doctrine of segregation 1883The Southern section of the second transcontinental railroad line is completed.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897

ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912

JapanMeiji era 1868–1912

United StatesUnited States 1776–

일본으로 조사시찰단 파견, 별기군 설치KO
10 December. Japanese newspaper Chōsen shinpō becomes the first newspaper to be published in Korea.

1880일본으로 수신사 파견
1882Imo Incident
1882조미수호조규 체결, 임오군란 일어남, 일본과 제물포조약 체결, 청국과 조청상민수륙무역장정 체결
1883March. The Korea-Japanese Underground Cable Construction Treaty (조일해저전선부설조약,朝日海底電線敷設條約) was signed by Korea and Japan. This led to a telegraphic connection between Busan and Nagasaki.
1883May. American minister Lucius Foote arrived to take command of the modernization of Chosun's older army units that had not started Westernizing.
1883August. The first edition of the Hanseong sunbo was published. It was published in Seoul (then called Hanseong), Joseon from 1883 to 1884 as the first native Korean newspaper. It was written in Hanmun. It is not the first newspaper to be published in Korea; that was the 1881 Chōsen Shinpō, which was primarily written in both Japanese and Hanmun.
1883조일통상장정 체결
1883July. The first-ever Korean mission to the United States. The Ministry of Presswork and Publication (박문국,博文局) was opened for the modernisation of the printing industry.

中俄《伊犁条约》签定。ZH

1879Treaty of Livadia
1879中俄伊犁交涉。
1880春左宗棠在新疆部署兵事。日本正式吞并琉球，废除其国王，将琉球改为冲绳县。甘肃省武都区发生8级地震，导致大约22000人死亡。

秋田事件JA

1882立憲改進党結成。
1882Fukushima incident
1883鹿鳴館が建立。
1883高田事件

Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett near Fort Sumner
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory
Clara Barton creates the American Red Cross
Tuskegee Institute founded
A Century of Dishonor written by Helen Hunt Jackson

1879Thomas Edison creates first commercially viable light bulb
1879Victorio's War
1879White River War
1879Sheepeater Indian War
1879Fort Robinson breakout
1879Knights of Labor go public
1880University of Southern California founded
1880U.S. presidential election, 1880: James A. Garfield elected president and Chester A. Arthur vice president. Their popular margin is less than 2,000 votes.
1880July 2, 1881 – President Garfield is shot by a deranged gunman on a train platform.
1880U.S. population exceeds 50 million
1880September 19, 1881 – President Garfield dies, Vice President Arthur becomes the 21st president
1880March 4, 1881 – Garfield becomes the 20th president; Arthur becomes the 20th vice president.
1882Chinese Exclusion Act
1882Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert and Charlie Ford
1882Battle of Big Dry Wash
1883Brooklyn Bridge opens
1883Buffalo Bill's Wild West show founded. participants include: Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakley.
1883Joseph Pulitzer buys the New York World
1883Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
1883Civil Rights Cases 109 US 3 1883 legalizes doctrine of segregation
1883The Southern section of the second transcontinental railroad line is completed.