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 ...

CHICAGO — If you’ve ever wanted to travel ... Finney used his engineering experience to get the World’s Fair into an emerging new medium — augmented reality. The medium first really ...

When the Brown family visited the Chicago World’s Fair 130 years ago in 1893, the fair was a celebration of such new innovations as electricity, with artists, inventors, and industrialists eager to ...

“The buildings were mostly built in Egypt and shipped to Chicago, allowing fairgoers ... giant moveable wheel that debuted at the 1893 World’s Fair; and the Hööden Palace (Mancino Sakura ...

His careful, conciliatory address foreshadowed what he would say before another massive audience in Atlanta in 1895, insisting, “All the Negro asks of the world of labor is a fair chance.” ...

Built in less than six months, his wheel opened to the public in June 1893. The steel structure ... said it came to a halt soon after the Chicago World's Fair ended, when it was demolished.

The restaurant is named for Herbert M. Kinsley, the 19th-century restaurateur who oversaw dining at Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair, Kinsley seats 135 in total. The walls are dotted with historic ...

After years of development, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are nearing a Devil in the White City adaptation. With DiCaprio potentially starring, Scorsese is in talks to direct the 20th ...