apr 25, 1890 - Signs an act that celebrates the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus by holding an international exhibition in Chicago (26 Stat 62). A corporation will be organized to manage the exposition with a capital stock of no less than ten million dollars; $20,000 is appropriated to support the admission of foreign goods
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