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1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was designed by George W. Ferris. Advertisement ...

The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was an assertive statement about American culture and identity. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. The fair was ...

Colombian model and beauty influencer Maria Jose Estupinan Sanchez shot dead just days after Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was gunned down during a livestream. The 22-year-old model ...

Native Hawaiians, or Kānaka Maoli, have a history in Chicago that goes all the way back to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

When Rebecca Graff, a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago in need of a dissertation, was told by a professor that the view before them, from the school’s Ida ...

World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. A bird’s-eye view, with monument and canal in foreground. (Palace of Mechanic Arts and replica of an ancient Egyptian obelisk).

THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Share full article. Feb. 1 ... Ground has been broken at last in Chicago as a first step toward the construction of buildings for the "World's Columbian Exposition" in 1893.

Chicago has played host to many expositions in the city’s history — perhaps most notably to the Columbian Exposition, often called the World’s Fair of 1893.In what is now known as Jackson ...

Celebrate the 130th Birthday of the 1893 World’s Fair With These Lavish Cocktails. Meadowlark used historical archives to develop their new drinks to celebrate the World’s Columbian Exposition ...