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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

May 24, 1983

New York's Brooklyn Bridge now spans a century. And up to 1 million people are expected today (May 24) to celebrate the mile-long structure, which was opened May 24, 1883, by President Chester Arthur. At the time it was the world's longest suspension bridge.