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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1492. [ 1] The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that ...
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a 2003 historical non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. . Set in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, it tells the story of World’s Fair architect Daniel Burnham and of H. H. Holmes, a criminal figure widely considered the first serial killer in the United ...
The term "world's fair" is commonly used in the United States, [2] while the French term, Exposition universelle ("universal exhibition" [3]) is used in most of Europe and Asia; other terms include World Expo or Specialised Expo, with the word expo used for various types of exhibitions since at least 1958.
1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial [13] 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria [30] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed. 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition [30]
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair ...
History of Missouri. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509 million in 2023) [1] were used to finance the event.
1982 World's Fair: United States: Knoxville: Specialised Expo Energy Turns the World: Sunsphere: 11.00 42 [13] 30 [13] 16 05/1984 – 11/1984 1984 World's Fair: United States: New Orleans: Specialised Expo The World of Rivers– Fresh Water as a source of life: Convention Center: 7.35 350 33.99 [14] 15 03/1985 – 09/1985 Expo 85 (Tsukuba ...
English. Box office. $106,644 [ 5][ 6] We're All Going to the World's Fair is a 2021 American coming-of-age psychological horror film [ 7] written, directed, and edited by Jane Schoenbrun. The film stars Michael J. Rogers and Anna Cobb in her debut role. [ 8] David Lowery served as an executive producer. [ 9]