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Charles Pappas
World Expo Historian & Consultant

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The Sweet Smell of Success
“Perfume is a story in odor, sometimes poetry in memory.” – Jean-Claude Ellena But where do you first tell that story so that it becomes...
Aug 301 min read


Heads Up
Back in 1889, many countries — Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and Sweden...
Jul 81 min read


The Big Time
From 200-foot-tall thermometers to 15-ton stoves, massive versions of everyday objects have long been a staple of exhibitions to draw...
Jul 81 min read


The Original Facebook
The next time you’re asked to produce your photo ID, you can thank (or blame) the 1876 World Expo in Philadelphia. From the very first...
Jul 11 min read
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