CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Columbian Exposition, or 1893 World's Fair, is still considered by many to be Chicago's greatest entertainment achievement. The Union League Club is bringing some of those old ...
Crossing the Atlantic in the 15th century was no easy feat. But the Vikings did it 500 years earlier. Larry Potash unearths this story about a replica ship that took the world by storm at ...
Introduction: The Chicago Fair and American anthropology in 1893 / Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox -- Essay 1. Anthropology as education and entertainment : Frederic Ward Putnam at the World's ...
When it comes to desserts… brownies are the best! But who gets the credit for creating the sweet treat? The first mentions of the brownie go back to the World’s Fair of 1893 held right here in Chicago ...
The brownie, inspired by the Gilded Age socialite Bertha Palmer, was created as part of the preparations for Chicago's 1893 World's Fair.
Composed of images and text. Title from center. Flier distributed to generate interest in attending the New Home exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. https ...
During the most devastating financial crisis our country has ever faced — The Great Depression — Chicago held a huge, extravagant event. The Elmhurst History Museum captures that 1933-34 World’s Fair ...
In 1933, Chicago hosted its second World’s Fair in 40 years to celebrate its centennial. It was titled “A Century of Progress International Exposition.” The first World’s Fair was held in 1893 under ...