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A Day At the Fair: 1893 Columbian Exposition
2023-10-16 00:00:00 2023-10-16 23:59:00 America/Chicago A Day At the Fair: 1893 Columbian Exposition Historian David Overeem presents his series about the 1893 Columbia Exposition. It was a world’s fair that saw some of the most dynamic advances, acting as an overture for the century to come. YouTube -

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Add to Calendar 2023-10-16 00:00:00 2023-10-16 23:59:00 America/Chicago A Day At the Fair: 1893 Columbian Exposition Historian David Overeem presents his series about the 1893 Columbia Exposition. It was a world’s fair that saw some of the most dynamic advances, acting as an overture for the century to come. YouTube -

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Historian David Overeem presents his series about the 1893 Columbia Exposition. It was a world’s fair that saw some of the most dynamic advances, acting as an overture for the century to come.

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