1904-05-11

Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
May 11, 1904
Special DayOpening Day
Previous Day1904-05-10
Next Day1904-05-12
Attendance
Paid Attendance14,271
Free Attendance41,316
Total Attendance55,587
Weather
High Temperature79
Low Temperature56

Below is a list of events that happened on May 10, 1904.

Events[edit | edit source]

  • Apache warriors (prisoners from Fort Sill), arrived without Chief Geronimo. (Geronimo arrived at the Fair June 6, 1904 as a Federal Prisoner.)
  • Grand Basin & lagoons were drained for several days to fix leaks.
  • The Olympic Stadium (today's Francis Field), was declared open for competition.