Timeline December 1904

Events in December 1904 2

• 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Opens World's fair held in St. Louis The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 30, 1904, marking the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. Attended by roughly 20 million visitors, the fair introduced or popularized foods such as the ice cream cone and hot dog to American audiences. It ran concurrently with the 1904 Summer Olympics held in the same city.
• 1904 Peter Pan Premieres in London J.M. Barrie's play opens at the Duke of York's Theatre J.M. Barrie's play Peter, or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up premiered in London on December 27, 1904. The story of the boy who never grows up became one of the most enduring works of children's literature and theatre. Barrie later adapted it into the novel Peter and Wendy.