World's Columbian Exposition - Wikipedia
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. [1]
World’s Columbian Exposition | History, Facts, & Significance ...
World’s Columbian Exposition, fair held in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America. In the United States there had been a spirited competition for this exposition among the country’s leading cities.
World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 | American Experience ...
America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for...
The 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago | Library of ...
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition introduced millions of Americans to many performers and forms of music. The cumulative influence is hard to assess, but it can be found throughout the nation's musical life.
World's Columbian Exposition - Encyclopedia of Chicago
The World's Columbian Exposition defined American culture. Its World's Congress Auxiliary presented lectures and discussions by prominent political activists and intellectuals about subjects as wide-ranging and pressing as religion and science, labor, and women's rights.
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 | Chicago Architecture ...
How did the 1893 World’s Fair impact Chicago and its architecture? The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was the first world’s fair held in Chicago. Carving out some 600 acres of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Jackson Park, the exposition was a major milestone.
World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 - Encyclopedia of Chicago
The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 attracted more than 20 million visitors to Chicago, as well as hundreds of dignitaries and representatives from nations across the globe. For many of these observers, the Fair reflected what they believed to be a new era in Chicago.