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Events on Monday 30 October 1893 1
1893World's Columbian Exposition opens in ChicagoWorld's fair marking Columbus's arrival in the AmericasThe fair opened on May 1, 1893, on Chicago's South Side, drawing over 27 million visitors before closing that October. It introduced the first Ferris wheel, built by George Ferris, and showcased new technologies including alternating-current electric lighting.