The fair, known formally as “A Century of Progress International Exposition,” welcomed visitors for the first time on May 27, 1933. Here’s a look at that day.

The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair touted itself as a celebration of a century of progress. And in part, this was true. Advances in science and technology were promising a brighter tomorrow to ...

Part of a replica Viking ship with a story tied to the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 will be the focus of a new exhibit at the Geneva History Museum set to open Feb. 4. The exhibit at the muse… ...

The 1893 Chicago World's Fair, or Columbian Exposition, was a distinct point in history for science and culture, one that even West Virginia had a presence in.

Anthropology in a changing America : interpreting the Chicago "triumph" of Frank Hamilton Cushing / David R. Wilcox -- A visual interlude : popular images of anthropology and its subjects at the fair ...

The World’s Columbian Exposition, informally known as the Chicago World’s Fair, ran from May 1 to Oct. 30,1893, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the ...

CHICAGO — If you’ve ever wanted to travel back in time to the 1893’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, one resident’s mission has been to make that possible.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include when Chicago hosted the World’s Fair, the return of ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier.

Frederick Douglass (left) and Booker T. Washington may have met at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Contributing Columnist John McCaa wonders what that meeting might have been like. (National ...

Meadowlark used historical archives to develop their new drinks to celebrate the World’s Columbian Exposition’s anniversary.