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150 Years Ago Today: America’s First Official World’s Fair

by Trav S.D.

150 years ago today (May 10, 1876) saw the launch of the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine in Philadelphia, generally shortened to the Centennial International Exhibition, and more popularly thought of as The Philadelphia World’s Fair. It was designed in part to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:00am on May 10, 2026