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's Fair would end up drawing 20 million people to its Chicago showground. Two of them, sisters Minnie and Nannie Williams, came at the invitation of serial killer H. H. Holmes.

50 years ago yesterday, the World's Fair opened in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York. The event was a watershed moment for 1960s America, which was still putting the assassination of ...

After it ended, the fair’s temporary structures had to be razed. By John Otis In 1915, San Francisco held the World’s Fair. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, as the fair was called ...

The banner commemorating the 2023 World Series title is no longer hanging in right field, which was unveiled at Opening Day last season. Globe Life Field played Queen's "We are the champions" as ...

The rise of vaudeville was one result. But it was the world’s fair that became the perfect vehicle for exposing Americans to the wonders of the modern world. Visitors to Chicago’s main exhibit ...