Today in Chicago History: The 1893 World’s Fair awarded to the city

Chicagoans didn’t have to travel far to find adventure 130 years ago this month — the world came to us. The party was so grand, we hosted it again 40 years later. The first World’s Fair here, the ...
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This Day in History: August 20, 1933, Georgians go to the Chicago World’s Fair

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 20, 1933, 500 Georgians traveled up north for the Chicago World’s Fair. Aug. 20 was ‘Georgia Day’ at the World’s Fair. The group from the Peach State went to show off ...

A World’s Fair Could Be Just What We Need

The 1964-1965 New York Fair filled Americans with optimism and excitement for the future despite tumultuous times.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst History Museum opens exhibition on Chicago’s World’s Fair

The Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst, debuts its new exhibition, “World of Tomorrow: A Century of Progress,” an examination of Chicago’s 1933-1934 World’s Fair, whose motto was ...
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In remembrance of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 = Zum Andenken, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 = En mémoire, World's Columbian Exposition ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Title from front cover. Place and name of publisher from colophon. "Made in Germany."--Colophon. Captions for some Exposition buildings include ...
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Exhibiting Mormonism : the Latter-day Saints and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair / Reid L. Neilson

The 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, presented the Latter-day Saints with their first opportunity to exhibit the best of Mormonism for a national and an international ...