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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]
World's fair. A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. [1] These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months.
World Expo: Agriculture, Industry and Arts: Palais d'Industrie Bordeaux Wine classification: 5.00 2 15 25 05/1862 – 11/1862 International Exhibition: United Kingdom: London: World Expo: Industry and Arts: 6.00 2 15 39 04/1867 – 11/1867 Exposition Universelle / Paris International France: Paris: World Expo: Agriculture, Industry and Arts ...
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The Exposition Universelle of 1889 ( French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl] ), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.
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 ...
1962 Seattle. / 47.62139°N 122.35083°W / 47.62139; -122.35083. The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a world's fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962, in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] [2] Nearly 10 million people attended the fair during its six-month run.
Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974, [ 3] was a world's fair held May 4, 1974, to November 3, 1974, in Spokane, Washington in the northwest United States. [ 2] It was the first environmentally themed world's fair [ 4] and attended by roughly 5.6 million people. [ 3]
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.