The 1893 Colombian World's Exposition Changed the World
The 1893 "World's Fair" -- the Columbia Exposition in Chicago, Illinois -- was widely seen as the dawn of the new American century. In the United States it marked the first major urban adoption of electricity, the first major contact with Japanese culture, the first widespread introduction for many American people to much of the outside world.
Indeed, for a brief period after the 1893 Columbian World's Exposition, Europe and America lived in peace -- before The Great War.
The 1893 Columbian World's Exposition was a showcase unlike any other for nations, inventors and architects. Here are some of the most interesting historical highlights to me:
Indeed, for a brief period after the 1893 Columbian World's Exposition, Europe and America lived in peace -- before The Great War.
The 1893 Columbian World's Exposition was a showcase unlike any other for nations, inventors and architects. Here are some of the most interesting historical highlights to me:
- The exposition utilized more than 10 times the amount of electricity than most major cities in the U.S. (supplied by Nikola Tesla, visit inventor page for more)
- The vast amount of friendly Middle Eastern countries at the exposition
- The Ho'o Den buildings on The Wooded Island were given to the U.S. by Japan (until they were burned downed during World War II)
- The mass amount of Krupp guns on display at the exposition by Germany (a show of Germany's military might).