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Where, besides England, is the city of London on the River Thames?

London is not only in England: in the USA there are 10 settlements with this name, there are also Londons in France and the state of Kiribati. And Canadian London in the province of Ontario is located, like English, on a river called the Thames.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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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.

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