The Eagle | Compare and Contrast

  • 1851: The Crystal Palace is commissioned for the first World’s Fair, London Great Exposition. Made of glass walls, it is the largest structure in the world, four times the size of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

    Today: World’s Fairs seldom attract attention, because communications advances have allowed new wonders to be shown to the world in books and on the Internet.



1851: Slavery is legal in the United States, and opponents of the practice struggle with slave holders to tip the balance of power. The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act,...



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