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When did the first world exhibition take place?

Fairs have long been one of the most popular ways to sell and buy goods. On the other hand, exhibitions served other purposes. They were intended to show the achievements of the industry and art of a particular country or several countries over a certain period.

The first exhibition, or "world's fair", was the Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, in 1851. The entire exposition was housed in one building, in the Crystal Palace. This building resembled a giant greenhouse and was built of metal and glass. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. The first international exhibition in America was held in New York in 1853. Although more than 5000 people took part in it, half of whom came from 23 countries, this exhibition was not a success.

The first major exhibition in the United States was organized in 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here, for the first time, thousands of people were able to get acquainted with products and manufacturers from all over the country. For the first time at this exhibition, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated to the public the telephone he invented.

Other notable exhibitions include the 1951 Festival of Britain, organized to commemorate the centenary of the 1851 exhibition, and the hugely successful Expo 67 held in Canada.

Author: Likum A.

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Is there a difference between bison and bison?

It will probably be difficult to convince anyone that the bison on the United States nickel is not a bison at all. Nevertheless, it is so. The so-called American bison is not a bison at all, but a bison. However, it belongs to the family of wild bulls, and they are so close relatives with real bison that they are very similar to each other in proportions and the presence of 14, not 13 pairs of ribs.

The American bison has huge shoulders and shaggy hair that covers the head and front of the body. Compared to the head and front, the rest of the body looks almost naked. Males are usually much larger than females. A bull can weigh up to 900 kilograms. For the Plains Indians, the American bison is food, clothing, and a roof over their heads.

Bison gives excellent meat, which the Indians eat not only fresh, but also dried. The skins are used to make winter clothes, teepee, horse harness, shields and boat coverings. Even bones, tendons and horns are used. The buffalo narrowly escaped complete extermination as a result of a beating that lasted a little less than 20 years. Once upon a time, the areas between the Alleghenies and the Rocky Mountains were inhabited by huge herds of bison. But by 1800 there were almost no bison left east of the Mississippi. The plains of the West, however, were still black with thousands, if not millions, of bison.

The size of these herds was almost unbelievable. They covered the prairie to the horizon. Steamboats on the rivers sometimes stopped because of the bison crossing from coast to coast, and trains had to wait for hours until the armies of these animals crossed the railway. Entire herds were slaughtered by hunters to feed thousands of new railroad builders, and hundreds of thousands of buffalo were killed for their skins alone.

From 1865 to 1875, approximately 2 buffalo skins were sold each year for approximately $000 each. By 000, there were only 1 bison across North America, 1889 of which were in captivity! There are currently approximately 835 bison living in the US and Canada.

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