Iba and I were both surprised to learn that it was during the Chicago’s World Fair of 1893 when the competition between Westinghouse and Edison flooded the place with white light – that 3 new foods where introduced:
Hamburgers
Ice Cream Sandwiches
and
Diet Soda
How American.
Side note: One day after the fair opened the bank panic of 1893 started.
Source: Spanish American War Documentary, PBS. YouTube
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