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On December 16, 1884, U.S. President Chester Arthur opened the fair via telegraph (two weeks behind schedule). [1] It closed on June 2, 1885. In an unsuccessful attempt to recover some of the financial losses from the Fair, the grounds and structures were reused for the North Central & South American Exposition from November 10, 1885, to March ...
1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial [13] 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria [30] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed; 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition [30]
1.1 Arts and crafts festivals. 1.2 Film and media festivals. 1.3 Food, harvest and wild game festivals. ... Highland Jazz & Blues Festival - Shreveport, New Orleans;
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St. Agnes School (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans) a K-7 Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, was previously in Jefferson. It was founded in 1941, [21] and closed in 2015. [22] In 2014 it had 161 students, [22] and then in 2015 it had 125 students.
The Times-Picayune in 175 years – 1984: New Orleans plays host to the world's fair; ExpoMuseum's 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Section Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; Video to promote attendance of the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair; Exposición Internacional 1984 Nueva Orleans [permanent dead link
The New Orleans Arts & Crafts Club sponsored traveling exhibits of notable artists. Examples included a 1931 exhibit of the works of Abraham Rattner. In 1936, the club exhibited works of Edward Hopper and Maurice Prendergast. Traveling exhibitions of Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and others came to the club. [1] [4]: 336–342 1947 ...
The Territory of Orleans (future state of Louisiana) is established, with the seat of government in New Orleans. 1805 – New Orleans incorporated as a city; 1806 – New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted. [5] 1810 – Population: 17,242. [6] 1811 – Largest slave revolt in American history occurs nearby, with Orleans Parish involved in its ...