The Real Story Behind ‘The Devil in The White City,’ From An Architect’s Dream To A Serial Killer’s Murder Castle — Historical Images
Historical Images tell the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a serial killed, the subject of a film from Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
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 forgotten story of the woman who invented the dishwasher
But a more recent innovation was causing an even bigger stir: the Garis-Cochran Dishwashing Machine, the only device in the ...
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Photos of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
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Today in Chicago History: ‘Great is Chicago. It gets the World’s Fair.’
The World’s Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago on May 1, 1893. Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in 2010. The federal judge who presided over Burge’s ...
Only in Chicago: The meaning behind the city's iconic flag
The Chicago flag tells a story in its stars and stripes, and there is meaning behind each of the elements of the iconic banner.
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The World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
The mile-long Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the closest an amusement seeker came to a sure thing in 1893. Strolling along, one could admire the belly dancing of Fahreda ...