1893 Chicago World's Fair

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:attendance over 27 million
gptkbp:chiefOfColor gptkb:Francis_D._Millet
gptkbp:chiefOfConstruction George W. Post
gptkbp:chiefOfLandscape gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:chiefOfSculpture gptkb:Augustus_Saint-Gaudens
gptkbp:commemorates 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directorOfWorks gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:endDate 1893-10-30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1893 Chicago World's Fair
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:architecture
gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement
arts and culture
urban planning in the United States
Midway Plaisance as entertainment zone
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Shredded_Wheat
gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix
gptkb:Cracker_Jack
gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum
gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer
moving walkway
zipper
automatic dishwasher
electricity as a major public utility
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building
gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions
introduction of the hamburger
introduction of the Ferris Wheel
introduction of the electric kitchen
introduction of the kinetoscope
introduction of the first public demonstration of the Ferris Wheel
introduction of the first public demonstration of the Aunt Jemima brand
introduction of the first public demonstration of the first U.S. commemorative coins
introduction of the first public demonstration of the moving walkway
introduction of the first public demonstration of the brownie
introduction of the first public demonstration of the kinetoscope
introduction of the first public demonstration of the Dewey Decimal System
first commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint
first public demonstration of fluorescent light
introduction of the Aunt Jemima brand
introduction of the Dewey Decimal System
introduction of the Pledge of Allegiance
introduction of the brownie
introduction of the first U.S. commemorative coins
introduction of the first public demonstration of the dishwasher
introduction of the first public demonstration of the hamburger
introduction of the first public demonstration of the first U.S. commemorative postage stamps
introduction of the first public demonstration of the electric kitchen
introduction of the first U.S. commemorative postage stamps
introduction of the first public demonstration of the Pledge of Allegiance
introduction of the first public demonstration of the zipper
introduction of the first public demonstration of the fluorescent lamp
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Columbian_Fountain
gptkb:Japanese_Ho-o-den_Pavilion
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla's_alternating_current_system
gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic
Viking ship replica
first voice recording
first commercial movie theater
gptkbp:notableGuest gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Scott_Joplin
gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkb:L._Frank_Baum
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:president gptkb:Harlow_N._Higinbotham
gptkbp:startDate 1893-05-01
gptkbp:theme modernity
progress
celebration of Columbus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morrison_Electric_Carriage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7