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The Forgotten Bestseller That Deserves a Netflix Series
A tale where vision meets villainy, this true story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a hidden killer pulses with ...
Meet Williamina Fleming, a 19th-century Scottish maid who became an astronomer
Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical ...
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On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
It predates the nearby Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, whose building was part of the 1893 World’s Columbian ... why book banning is seeing a resurgence in the U.S. Today in Chicago ...
From the Allen house to the Waldorf school: What was destroyed — and spared — in the fires
The historic buildings and land that the January fires spared and destroyed. The Southern California properties come with ...
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THE SPECTATORIUM.; FIRST LUCID ACCOUNT OF STEELE MACKAYE'S BIG THEATRE.
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Debunking the myths behind Harry Houdini's life—and death
The duo reached their long-sought acclaim with what became their signature act, Metamorphosis, first performed at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Dash tied Houdini up and put him in a sack ...
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Vintage Postcard Paintings by David Opdyke Demonstrate an Ecological Future in Peril
The first known postcard printed as a souvenir can be traced to Vienna in 1871, followed by commemorative cards for famous events like the completion of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 and the Chicago ...
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Neighbors Honor Clarence Darrow 100 Years After ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ At His Namesake Bridge
Credit: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago HYDE PARK — Famed attorney and Hyde Parker ... the bridge is one of the park’s oldest features, even predating the 1893 World’s Fair. Darrow, an agnostic, ...
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Historian brings 1893 Chicago fair to life at Glen Ellyn program
Join Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, director of works for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, for a relaxing day at the fair with the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. Experience the grandeur of the ...