World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
GPTKB entity
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Chicago_World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
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| gptkbp:attendance |
over 27 million
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| gptkbp:chiefOfConstruction |
gptkb:George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.
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| gptkbp:closed |
October 30, 1893
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| gptkbp:commemorates |
400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement
urban planning Beaux-Arts architecture in the US |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Cream_of_Wheat
gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:meat gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer Moving walkway Electric kitchen appliances |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago
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| gptkbp:mainVenue |
gptkb:Jackson_Park
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| gptkbp:notableAttraction |
gptkb:White_City
gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Electricity_Building gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Midway_Plaisance |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:First_Ferris_Wheel
First public demonstration of alternating current (AC) electricity First public demonstration of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building First public demonstration of the Pledge of Allegiance Debut of the Aunt Jemima brand Debut of the Pledge of Allegiance Debut of the commemorative stamp Debut of the dishwasher Debut of the fluorescent lamp Debut of the moving walkway Debut of the picture postcard Debut of the zipper First parliament of the World's Religions First public demonstration of the Cracker Jack First public demonstration of the Cream of Wheat First public demonstration of the Ferris Wheel First public demonstration of the Juicy Fruit gum First public demonstration of the Midway Plaisance First public demonstration of the Shredded Wheat First public demonstration of the White City First public demonstration of the Woman's Building First public demonstration of the fluorescent lamp First public demonstration of the hamburger First public demonstration of the kinetoscope First public demonstration of the moving walkway First public demonstration of the picture postcard First public demonstration of the urban planning First public demonstration of the electric kitchen appliances First public demonstration of the Electricity Building First public demonstration of the Agricultural Building First public demonstration of the automatic dishwasher First public demonstration of the Beaux-Arts architecture in the US First public demonstration of the commemorative stamp First public demonstration of the parliament of the World's Religions First public demonstration of the telephone answering machine First public demonstration of the City Beautiful movement First public demonstration of the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer First use of widespread electric lighting at a world's fair First public demonstration of the Aunt Jemima brand |
| gptkbp:notableGuest |
gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody |
| gptkbp:opened |
May 1, 1893
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Harlow_N._Higinbotham
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_World's_Religions
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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