Chicago World's Fair, 1893

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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