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.

Feedloader (Clickability) 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 ...

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 museum ...

It’s been 125 years since the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair drew millions to Chicago — and its impact persists today. In “From the Midway,” host Colleen Connolly dives into the legacy left ...

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The Field Museum is digging into its century-old archive to explain to the world what the 1893 Columbian Exposition was all about.