Century of Progress World's Fair

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance over 48 million
gptkbp:commemorates Chicago's centennial
gptkbp:endDate 1934
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Brussels_International_Exposition_(1935)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Century of Progress World's Fair
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:logo rainbow-colored bands
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Science_Finds,_Industry_Applies,_Man_Conforms
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Major_Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkb:First_Major_display_of_the_Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkb:First_Major_display_of_the_Sears,_Roebuck_and_Company_House_of_Tomorrow
gptkb:First_Major_display_of_the_Zephyr_train
First public demonstration of fluorescent lighting
First Major display of Dymaxion Car
First Major display of Zephyr train
First Major display of all-electric kitchen
First Major display of color photography
First Major display of modern air conditioning
First Major display of modernistic architecture
First Major display of neon lighting
First Major display of streamlined trains
First Major display of the Belgian Village
First Major display of the Dymaxion Car
First Major display of the Ford Rotunda
First Major display of the General Motors Pavilion
First Major display of the Hall of Science
First Major display of the Rainbow City
First Major display of the Rotunda
First Major display of the Sky Ride
First Major display of the Streets of Paris
First Major display of the streamlined trains
First Major display of the Travel and Transport Building
First Major display of the Rainbow-colored bands logo
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Hall_of_Science
gptkb:Travel_and_Transport_Building
gptkb:Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkb:The_Belgian_Village
gptkb:Sky_Ride
gptkb:General_Motors_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Streets_of_Paris
gptkb:Ford_Rotunda
gptkb:Sears,_Roebuck_and_Company_House_of_Tomorrow
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress_International_Exposition
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_Décoratifs_et_Industriels_Modernes
gptkbp:startDate 1933
gptkbp:theme Science and industry
Technological innovation
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Northerly_Island
gptkb:Burnham_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Granddad_(Australian_lungfish)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5