Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:annualVisitors |
39 million
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| gptkbp:commemorates |
100th anniversary of Chicago's founding
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1934-10-31
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:1935_Brussels_International_Exposition
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1933 Century of Progress
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago
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| gptkbp:logo |
Rainbow-colored bands
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First Major Use of Neon Lighting at a World's Fair
First Major Use of Streamlined Design in Architecture First time a car was driven on a figure-eight track (the Figure-Eight Track) First time a car was driven on a banked curve (the Banked Curve) First time a commercial airliner (Boeing 247) was displayed First public demonstration of the all-electric kitchen First time a car was driven on a drag strip (the Drag Strip) First time a car was driven on a metal road (the Metal Road) First time a car was driven on a concrete track (the Concrete Track) First time a car was driven on a road course (the Road Course) First time a car was driven on a paved road (the Paved Road) First time a car was driven on a metal track (the Metal Track) First time a car was driven on a foam track (the Foam Track) First time a car was driven up the side of a building (the Perisphere) First time a car was driven on a grass road (the Grass Road) First time a woman piloted a commercial airliner (Helen Richey) First time a car was driven on a straightaway (the Straightaway) First time a car was driven on a dirt road (the Dirt Road) First time a car was driven on a plastic track (the Plastic Track) First time a zeppelin (Graf Zeppelin) visited Chicago First time a car was driven on a rubber road (the Rubber Road) First time a car was driven on a mud track (the Mud Track) First time a car was driven on a sand road (the Sand Road) First time a car was driven on a spiral ramp (the Spiral Ramp) First time a car was driven on a slalom course (the Slalom Course) First time a car was driven on a water road (the Water Road) First time a car was driven on a zigzag track (the Zigzag Track) First time a car was driven on a water track (the Water Track) First time a car was driven on a snow track (the Snow Track) First time a car was driven on a gravel track (the Gravel Track) First time a car was driven on a brick track (the Brick Track) First time a car was driven on a loop-the-loop (the Loop-the-Loop) First time a car was driven on a stone track (the Stone Track) First time a car was driven on an ice track (the Ice Track) First time a car was driven on a brick road (the Brick Road) First time a car was driven on an asphalt road (the Asphalt Road) First time a car was driven on a test track (the General Motors test track) First time a car was driven on a vertical wall (the Wall of Death) First time a streamlined train (the Zephyr) was introduced First time a car was driven on a tar track (the Tar Track) First time a car was driven on a gravel road (the Gravel Road) First time a car was driven on an ice road (the Ice Road) First time a car was driven on a tile track (the Tile Track) First time a car was driven on a wooden road (the Wooden Road) First time a car was driven on a paved track (the Paved Track) First time a car was driven on a grass track (the Grass Track) First time a car was driven on a stone road (the Stone Road) First time a transatlantic telephone call was demonstrated First time a car was driven on a clay track (the Clay Track) First time a robot (Sparko the Robot Dog) was exhibited First time a car was driven on an asphalt track (the Asphalt Track) First time a television broadcast was demonstrated in Chicago First time a car was driven on a rubber track (the Rubber Track) First time a car was driven on a carpet road (the Carpet Road) First time a car was driven on a wooden track (the Wooden Track) First time a car was driven on a tile road (the Tile Road) First time a car was driven on a snow road (the Snow Road) First time a car was driven on a foam road (the Foam Road) First time a car was driven on a plastic road (the Plastic Road) First time a car was driven on a dirt track (the Dirt Track) First time a diesel-powered train (the Pioneer Zephyr) was introduced First time a car was driven on a concrete road (the Concrete Road) First time a car was driven on a mud road (the Mud Road) First time a car was driven on a clay road (the Clay Road) First time a color photograph was transmitted by wire First time a car was driven on a tar road (the Tar Road) First time a car was driven on a corkscrew ramp (the Corkscrew Ramp) First time a car was driven on a carpet track (the Carpet Track) First time a car was driven on a sand track (the Sand Track) |
| gptkbp:notableExhibit |
gptkb:Travel_and_Transport_Building
gptkb:Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition gptkb:Sky_Ride gptkb:General_Motors_Futurama |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress_International_Exposition
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| gptkbp:opened |
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:1929_Barcelona_International_Exposition
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1933-05-27
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| gptkbp:theme |
Science and industry
Technological innovation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States
gptkb:1939_Golden_Gate_International_Exposition |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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