twas 1893.
an era where men walked around in suits ties suspenders and hats.
no airplanes. just ships, horse pulled carriages, trains and bicycles.

it was the age of thomas edison, nicola tesla, helen keller, mark twain, woodrow wilson, scott joplin, frank llyod wright, theodore roosevelt. (people whose names sound distinctly familiar)

in 3 years, chicago planned and staged the world's columbian exposition (otherwise known as the chicago world fair)
a fair to showcase anything and everything around the world.
brought chinese, japanese, egyptians, africans, javanese, cannibals, cowboys, indians (native american indians that is) etc etc all together.
built 200 builidings in 600 acres (abt 10 vivocities).
they had cowboy shows, displays, dancing, ship rides, restaurants, museums, the list goes on and on.

and its impact was tremendous.
the AC electricity and the light bulb were popularized because of the fair.
Walt Disney's father worked at the fair, which became inspiration for him.
George Ferris constructed the world's first ever Ferris Wheel.
The first ever postcard
Scott Joplin became famous with ragtime music.
Chocolates introduced to America
First Pledge of Allegiance written.

and i wonder, how'd they do all that without handphones?!
never knew human beings were actually so powerful. to do sth equivalent in today's world is like staging a universal alien world fair using the entire singapore.
so anyway. wots the next big thing?

"make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood."
Daniel H Burnham, Director of Works, World Columbian Exposition 1893.