Historical Events

Rare Photos of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

The Chicago World’s Fair, officially known as the World’s Columbian Exposition, occurred in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893. This international event celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492. The fair’s centerpiece in Jackson Park was a grand water basin symbolizing Columbus’s historic voyage. The event significantly […]