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 The World's
Columbian Exposition, 1893 (Chicago World's Fair)
celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher
Columbus's landing in America. The Exposition
introduced the world to electricity, the
telephone, the phonograph, and the Ferris Wheel. |
 Trans-Mississippi
Exposition Held in
Omaha, Nebraska, June 1-November 1, 1898, the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition was held to showcase
the development of the West from the Mississippi
River to the Pacific Coast. It was held
concurrently with the Indian Congress, the
largest Native American gathering of its kind. |
 Pan-American Exposition
Held in Buffalo, New York, May 5 -
November 2, 1901, the Pan-American Exposition was
billed as a celebration of "commercial well
being and good understanding among the American
Republics." |
 The
Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, also
known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, was
held to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana
Purchase. It ran from April 30 to December 1,
1904 (it opened a year late due to delays in
construction), and was at the time the largest
World's Fair ever held. |
 The
Jamestown
Exposition as held at
Norfolk, Virginia, April 26 to December 1, 1907,
to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the
founding of Jamestown, the first permanent
English settlement in America. |
 The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition, also known
as the Seattle World's Fair, was held June 1 -
October 16, 1909 to publicize development of the
Pacific Northwest and the importance of Seattle
in Oriental trade. |
 The Panama-Pacific
International Exposition was held in San Francisco, California,
from February 20 to December 4, 1915 to
commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and
the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the
Pacific Ocean by Vasco Balboa |
 The Sesquicentennial
International Exposition, also known as the Philadelphia World's
Fair, was held from May 31 to November 30, 1926,
to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence and 50th anniversary
of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, which had also
been hosted by Philadelphia. |
 The New
York World's Fair, 1964-1965 had as
its theme "Peace Through
Understanding," and was dedicated to
"Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in
an Expanding Universe." Notable features
included the Unisphere (the fair's symbol), the
world's largest suspension roof, several Walt
Disney-designed exhibits, a giant-sized
automobile engine, and one of the Dead Sea
Scrolls. |
 The Japan
World's Fair, 1970 (EXPO 70) had as
its theme "Progress and Harmony for
Mankind." Among the most notable exhibits
were two extensive international collections of
arts and crafts, and the first-ever IMAX film. It
may well have been the first world's fair to
actually make a profit. |
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