1889 Exposition Universelle



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Y/M/D Description Place
1889/00/00 Erard Brothers are awarded a "Grand Prix" honor at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris for an ornate ormolu, or gilded bronze, piano.
1889/03/31 Gustave Eiffel presides over the dedication ceremony of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, dignitaries and 200 construction workers. Eiffel Tower, Paris
1889/05/00 Nearly all European countries with monarchies - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and Sweden - officially boycott the Exposition Universelle which celebrates the French Revolution.
1889/05/05 The Exposition Universelle opens in Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille. Eiffel Tower, Paris
1889/06/00 Gaetano Trentanove's sculpture of "Victor Hugo" is shown at the Exposition Universelle, Paris. Now it resides at Gallery of Modern Art, Florence.
1889/06/00 At the World's Fair in Paris, Cointreau claims the first of many awards dedicated to the Unconventional French Spirit. They have since earned more than 300 honors.
1889/07/00 Two wines from the Cresta Blanca Winery near Livermore, California, receive gold medals at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bringing promise to California wine growers that they can grow wines comparable to the finest in the world. Wente Vineyards, Livermore, Livermore, CA
1889/07/00 Horta tours the Eiffel Tower and Gallery of Machines at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Eiffel Tower, Paris
1889/08/00 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show performs at the Exposition Universelle of 1889
1889/09/10 Thomas Edison visits the tower Eiffel Tower. Eiffel Tower, Paris
1889/10/31 The Exposition Universelle closes in Paris. The Exposition attracted 61,722 official exhibitors, of whom twenty-five thousand were from outside of France. The total cost of Exposition was 41,500,000 Francs and a profit of 8,000,000 Francs.

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