Twenty years before the Eiffel Tower was built, the city of Paris had another major tourist attraction. Beginning on the 1st of April and continuing through the seven months that followed was the fourth World Exhibition. Except it wasn’t called a World Exhibition. In France, this fair would be referred to as Exhibition Universelle. (I […]
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While the career of Jerry Thomas was flying high and it seemed his fanciful tales of self-aggrandisement would filter through the populace untarnished, it became abundantly clear that the inventor of the first Tom and Jerry was about to have a competitor. That man was Harry Johnson. At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be
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In 1861 a young German was employed on a ship meant to sail around the world. Unfortunately, his trip was cut short. This wasn’t due to any stormy seas. While working on the vessel the fifteen-year-old broke his arm, which meant he was no longer useful to his employer. Thanks to the absence of labour
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