Chicago Word Fair was a worlds fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss arrival in the New World in 1492.\r
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At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 160000 light bulbs lit up the evening sky over Chicago. Westinghouse had outfoxed Edison, winning the contract .\r
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(COPE) Hundreds of thousands of people came at night just to see the lighting. And what they do is they go back and they talk about it. (NARRATOR) The .\r
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(NARRATOR) Many people know the name Westinghouse because they grew up in a house full of Westinghouse appliances, like roasters, dishwashers, and .\r
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