The World Fair of 1889 was to launch Paris as main city hub for trade and commerce. This made Paris wealthier and well-known.
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Two purposes of a World's Fair are to celebrate great achievements and to address important challenges facing humanity.
Grover Cleveland was president in 1888, 100 years after Washington was elected. Benjamin Harrison was president in 1889, 100 years after Washington took office. The Centennial Exposition in 1876 in Philadephia was the first World's Fair in the US and took place when Grant was President.
It was put in place to make sure that every person that was able, would work. That no one person and group would not do their fair share and would contribute.
In 1889, there were a total of 38 states in the United States. This was the year that North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington were admitted to the Union, bringing the total number of states to 42. However, since Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states at that time, the total number of states in the US in 1889 was 38.