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A More Perfect Union
Created to aid infirm and wounded Union soldiers in the Civil War , the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) staged Sanitary Fairs in several cities. >> full story

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History Lesson
Guess the names of these historic trade shows and world's fairs. >> full story

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Hot Wheels
1896: The Annual Bicycle Exhibition takes place at New York's Madison Square Garden. >> full story

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Charge of the Light Brigades
1884: Philadelphia's International Exposition of Electricity drew 300,000 visitors who gaped at a fountain brightened by electric lights. More amazing, however, were Thomas Edison's exhibits >> full story

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Dairy Tale
1924: The U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibits at the National Dairy Show. >> full story

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Childhood's End
1915: The National Child Labor Committee exhibits at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. >> full story

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The Actors Studio
1917: The Actors Fund Fair features Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Fatty Arbuckle. >> full story

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Mr. Robot
1966: The Chicago Auto Show features an eight foot tall 500 pound robot named Freddie Ford. >> full story

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The Fountainhead
1876: Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition features James Tufts' "largest soda fountain in the world". >> full story

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Logging On
1893: Michigan shows off its forest industry at the World's Columbian Exposition. >> full story

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Cannon Fodder
1904: Alexander Anderson introduces puffed rice at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. >> full story

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