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A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair ...
Perfect Strangers (1986–1993) The Playboy Club (2011) Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) - One episode set in Chicago, also where Buster Baxter and his dad ride a CTA Brown Line train in the theme song. The Real O'Neals (2016) Prison Break (2005–2009) - partly set in Chicago. Punky Brewster (1984–1986). NBC.
It was nominated for the Best Writing, Original Story for Rowland Brown, in 1931. 1932–1933 Century of Progress World's Fair, 1933 poster. In 1932, the Chicago democrats got into power and Franklin Roosevelt achieved 98% votes from the Twenty Fourth ward. Eddy Kelly was elected mayor and the Chicago democrats, who ruled so overwhelmingly that ...
American Negro Exposition. The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War ...
Here are a few events you won't want to miss: The annual two-day Old Town Art Fair returns this weekend. More than 200 artists will showcase their work on the street. Admission is free, but ...
Chicago Blues Festival. Chicago Country Fest. Chicago Flamenco Festival. Chicago Gospel Music Festival. Chicago Jazz Festival. Chicago Maritime Festival. Estrojam's Decibelle Music and Culture Festival. The Fest for Beatles Fans. Grant Park Music Festival.
1816: The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri. Ft. Dearborn is rebuilt. 1818: December 3, Illinois joins the Union and becomes a state. 1820 Chicago. 1821 Survey of Chicago. 1830. August 4, Chicago is surveyed and platted for the first time by James Thompson. Population: "Less than 100".
Brussels International (1897) in Brussels. 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] The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large ...