Century of Progress Exposition

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance over 48 million
gptkbp:commemorates Chicago's centennial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1934
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1935_Brussels_International_Exposition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Century of Progress Exposition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Rainbow_City
gptkbp:notableEvent First public demonstration of color photography
First public demonstration of fluorescent lighting
First public demonstration of air conditioning in homes
First public demonstration of the modern electric stove
First public demonstration of the modern television
First public demonstration of the modern washing machine
First Homes of the Future
First Major Use of Neon Lighting at a World's Fair
First public demonstration of synthetic rubber
First public demonstration of the Zephyr train
First public demonstration of the modern blender
First public demonstration of the modern camera
First public demonstration of the modern iron
First public demonstration of the modern kitchen
First public demonstration of the modern radio
First public demonstration of the modern telephone
First public demonstration of the modern toaster
First public display of the Dymaxion Car
First public demonstration of the modern cash register
First public demonstration of the modern record player
First public demonstration of the modern adding machine
First public demonstration of the modern calculator
First public demonstration of the modern phonograph
First public demonstration of the modern dishwasher
First public demonstration of the modern typewriter
First public demonstration of the modern sewing machine
First public demonstration of the modern vacuum cleaner
First public demonstration of the modern movie projector
First Major Use of Streamlined Design in Architecture
First public demonstration of the modern refrigerator
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Hall_of_Science
gptkb:Travel_and_Transport_Building
gptkb:Sky_Ride
gptkb:General_Motors_Pavilion
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress_International_Exposition
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1926_Sesquicentennial_Exposition
gptkbp:startDate 1933
gptkbp:theme Technological innovation
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Northerly_Island
gptkb:Burnham_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Tomorrow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6