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On May 14, 1900, the athletic competition known as “the World Amateur championship” opened at the Paris Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair held in Paris from April to November of 1900, one of several French hosted Expositions Universelle over the years.
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Author: Major Dan
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On May 14, 1900, the athletic competition known as “the World Amateur championship” opened at the Paris Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair held in Paris from April to November of 1900, one of several French hosted Expositions Universelle over the years.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-when-will-we-have-another-worlds-fair
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1893_Birds_Eye_view_of_Chicago_Worlds_Columbian_Exposition.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Affiche_du_concours_d%27escrime_Exposition_universelle_et_jeux_olympiques_1900.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circular_panoramic_view_of_the_Champs_de_Mars_-_Palace_of_Electricity.ogv
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%27Europe_divis%C3%A9e_en_tous_ses_principaux_Etats_en_pays_et_suivant_les_changemens_op%C3%A9r%C3%A9s.._._dans_ces_derniers_tems_-_par_M._Brion_de_La_Tour_-_btv1b53093060h.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ny-worldfair1939-noaudio.ogv
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pavillon_de_l%E2%80%99Expo_67_(49888686126).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Great_Industrial_Exhibition_of_1851._Plate_2._The_Foreign_Nave_by_Joseph_Nash.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Edison,_Panorama_of_the_Moving_Boardwalk.ogv
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