Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
At the fair’s Dedication Day, Francis J. Bellamy, a magazine editor, thought it would be pretty cool if on that day all of the kids in America, in unison, offered something to their nation. He composed a pledge that the Bureau of Education mailed to virtually every school. It began, "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands…"
(Source: The Devil in the White City (2.7.70))
A man named Elias Disney worked on some of the buildings and told his son stories about this magical realm beside the lake. Perhaps that inspired the young Walt?
(Source: The Devil in the White City (2.5.1))
The fair alone consumed three times as much electricity as the entire city of Chicago.
(Source: The Devil in the White City (3.4.32))
Chicago Day at the fair (October 9, 1893) boasted a record of 751,026 visitors: more people than had attended any single day of any peaceable event in history.
(Source: The Devil in the White City (3.19.6))