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title: "Pan-American Exposition 1901"
year: 1901
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1901/pan-american-exposition"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1901-01-01"
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# Pan-American Exposition 1901

> Buffalo's grand fair showcased electric illumination and cutting-edge industrial design, though it ended with McKinley's assassination that autumn.

## Summary

The Pan-American Highway is a vast network of roads that stretches about 30,000 kilometers (19,000 mi) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States, in the northernmost part of North America, to Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip of South America. It is recognized as the longest road in the world. The highway connects 14 countries: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina.

## Sources

- [Pan-American Highway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-American_Highway) - Wikipedia

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