The free searchable database will feature 7,000 pieces from the museum's 35,000-item collection and about 1,000 images have ...

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

The SS Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin, and transported nearly 2 million passengers to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The whaleback design, named for its ...

APRIL, the 2025 World Expo opened in Osaka, Japan. With an estimated US$66 billion price tag and unique setting on an ...

Geneva’s Swedish Days is marking its diamond jubilee this year with the theme, “A Stroll Through History — Celebrating 75 ...

With the premiere of ‘The Gilded Age’ season 3, take the opportunity to brush up on the architectural style that became ...

Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921—but our story began years earlier.

There’s no proof of that or even how it got its name. More than likely, it was borrowed from a popular phrase of the day, “Crack Jack,” which meant “wonderful.” But we do know it was Odebolt grain ...

This year marks a special milestone as we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Maine State Building at Poland Spring. Originally Maine’s entry for the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in ...

On June 21, 1788, the US constitution was ratified and became the law after New Hampshire became the ninth of the 13 states ...