America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus ... Like the 1876 Centennial Exposition before it, the Fair provided a showcase for American power — and a reflection ...

The mile-long Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the closest an amusement seeker came to a sure thing in 1893. Strolling along, one could admire the belly dancing of Fahreda ...