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What was the St. Louis world's fair like?

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In 1904 about 20 million people attended the world's fair in St. Louis, a celebration to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. Fair attendees could feast on the world's first ice-cream cones and the world's first hot dogs. They also had the chance to see the first motion picture, wireless telegraphs, and automatic dishwashers. The Olympic Games also took place in St. Louis that year.

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