Much of the funding for this event was provided by future Cabinet official Lyman Gage. During it, a man committed a crime after not becoming Corporation Counsel in spite of his support for railroad improvements. Many people at it were amazed by the "
Much of the funding for this event was provided by future Cabinet official Lyman Gage. During it, a man committed a crime after not becoming Corporation Counsel in spite of his support for railroad improvements. Many people at it were amazed by the "hoochee-coochee" dance put on by "Little Egypt" at a place called "A Street in Cairo." Near the end of this event, disgruntled office seeker Patrick Prendergast murdered Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. During it, a drugstore employee used his three-story "castle" as a hotel and also his lair for killing and dissecting people. The chief architect for this event, Daniel Burnham, was profiled along with serial killer Dr. H.H. Holmes in Erik Larson's book about it, The Devil in the White City. For 10 points, name this event celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival, held in 1893 in the Windy City.
Much of the funding for this event was provided by future Cabinet official Lyman Gage.
The {Chicago World's Fair} [or the World's {Columbian Exposition}]