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George Ferris created the first Ferris wheel in 1893 for the Worlds Colombian Exposition in Chicago. There was a challenge to make something greater then the Eiffel Tower. Nobody believed that it could be done, but he did it.
The exposition of "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells sets the scene of late Victorian England as the narrator observes strange astronomical occurrences, particularly the arrival of mysterious cylinders from Mars. This leads to a growing sense of unease and tension as the Martians begin their invasion of Earth.
In 1893. It was called the World's Columbian Exposition. This was followed in 1933 by the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Colombian exchange
as an entrance arch for the Worlds Fair in 1889
the worlds columbian expo was a time when a whole bunch of people designed a fair to celebrate columbus' discovery of AMERICA
The 1982 World's Fair was called the Knoxville International Energy Exposition. It was held in Knoxville, Tennessee and attracted over 11 million visitors.
In "Taking Sides" by Gary Soto, the exposition introduces the main characters and sets the scene for the story. It provides background information about Lincoln Mendoza, a boy torn between his loyalty to his old friends who vandalize school property and his desire to fit in with his new basketball teammates. The exposition also establishes the conflict between these two worlds that Lincoln must navigate.
The original wheels were wooden so right off you have changes in materials and the first one was built for the Worlds Colombian Exchange in 1893. The first big one was made in 1969.
"Worlds Fair" was a trade name used by Hopkins & Allen of Norwich, Ct. on shotguns between 1902 & 1914. H&A went out of business in 1916.
The ice cream cone was said to be invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in 1904. That was in St. Louis, Missouri.
World's Fair, World Fair, Universal Exposition, and Expo (short for "exposition"), are names given to various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom in 1851 under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations"