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1759 - Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease on a disused brewery at St. James's Gate, Dublin 1769 - The first export of Guinness leaves Dublin: six and a half barrels bound for England 1886 - The Guinness brewery becomes the first major brewery to be incorporated as a public company on the London Stock Exchange 1936 - The first Guinness brewery outside Ireland is opened at Park Royal, London 1958 - Guinness draught is launched 1963 - The first brewery outside Britain and Ireland opens in Nigeria 1988 - The 'widget' is launched, and Guinness is available in cans 1998 - Guinness Extra Cold is launched 2005 - Park Royal brewery in London closes 2007 - Guinness Red is launched Cheers