Chicago World’s Fair celebrating ‘A Century of Progress’ opens 80 years ago today (1933)

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Video: '1933 Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair - Part 1'

(Saturday, May 27, 1933) — The Chicago World’s Fair, celebrating “A Century of Progress,” officially opened today to celebrate the city’s centennial.


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