Chicago World's Fair, 1893

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago_World's_Fair,_1893

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:attendance	over 27 million
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1893-10-30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chicago World's Fair, 1893
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer first public demonstration of the dishwasher first public demonstration of the zipper first use of alternating current for lighting
gptkbp:legacy	influenced the design of future world's fairs influenced urban planning inspired L. Frank Baum's Emerald City inspired the City Beautiful movement
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:White_City
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions gptkb:Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_show_(adjacent_to_fairgrounds) gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_coins_issued gptkb:first_commemorative_U.S._postage_stamps introduction of the first voice recording at a fair introduction of the first picture postcards in the U.S. dedication of the Statue of the Republic introduction of the first all-electric kitchen introduction of the first automatic dishwasher introduction of the first commercial movie theater introduction of the first fluorescent lamp introduction of the moving walkway introduction of the first commercial use of alternating current
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Electricity_Building gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:George_Westinghouse gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:purpose	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:startDate	1893-05-01
gptkbp:theme	American history innovation progress international culture
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5