The Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress
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Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
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The Chicago World's Fair: A Century o...
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"I welcome the celebration you are now beginning. It is timely not only because it marks a century of accomplishment, but it comes at a time when the world needs nothing so much as a better mutual understanding of the peoples of the earth." The preceding quote is an excerpt from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (served 1933–1945) message to the Chicago World's Fair on May 27, 1933.
Presented by Tom Wilcox
Available live via Zoom or live watch at the Library.