Here at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, electric power reigns. Its invisible
particles connect all the marvels on display. Thousands of
electric
lamps illuminate the pathways of the extensive grounds,
the facades and interiors of the magnificent buildings, and
the 65,000 exhibits. In fact, electric power drives everything
that moves or makes sounds in the fair.
On May 1, 1893, President
Grover Cleveland opened the fair by pressing a gilded telegraph key and closing
an electrical circuit, thus setting all the machinery of the fair into motion.
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