The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 was a huge event! Not only because the World’s fair is a big deal‚ but this particular World’s fair was a hard one for Chicago to get. Many other big cities put in their bids to host the event‚ including New York and Washington D.C. On May 1‚ 1893‚ the gates opened at the World’s Columbian Exposition. This fair which was meant to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage also served as a showcase for a fully rebuilt Chicago. ”At the
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Definition: Chicago has hosted the democratic convention ever since 1860. Chicago was quickly taken off that lists after the encounters between protesters and the police during the 1968 democratic convention. The nation was in a state of turmoil. The ongoing Vietnam War‚ assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy the country was outraged. Mayor Richard J. Daley was not pleased with the thought of hosting the Convention. The conflicts between Eugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy‚
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The fashion and consumer world in the 1930’s was booming. Many items were made and invented‚ as well as improved. In the 1930’s some of the best lines of clothing were produces‚ and some of the appliances that we still use today were invented. The 1930’s was an age to remember and cherish‚ for most of the things we have today would not be in place if it was not for the inventions of the 1930’s. Many things were invented in the 1930’s‚ for example; scotch tape was invented by Richard G. Drew (Bellis)
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The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression‚ in 1933‚ one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s‚ shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon it. Economic Aspects President Calvin COOLIDGE
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Burnier English 1102 April‚ 2012 Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition Between the first of May and the end of October‚ an estimated 27 million people attended Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (Worlds Columbian Exposition)‚ also known as Chicago World’s fair of 1893. This fair was planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus voyage and discovery of the New World. However the fair was a year late due to political arguments. The exposition covered 630 acres in Jackson
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Women’s Rights of the 1930’s Women who were widowed or divorced‚ or whose husbands had l left them‚ struggled to keep their families alive; single women had to fend for themselves. These women were truly on the margins‚ practically invisible. “We did not go hungry‚ but we lived lean.” That sums up the experience of many families during the 1930’s. The typical woman in the 1930s had a husband who was still employed‚ although he had probably taken a pay cut to keep his job; if the man lost his
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for the Hard Times Even during the “Hard Times” and wartime‚ people still needed to be entertained to pass the time and find enjoyment. The people of the 1930’s were no exception. They enjoyed many kinds of entertainment especially if they could do them inexpensively. Some of their favorite pass-times were film‚ radio and print. Film of the 1930’s was labeled “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” Movies were being made with sound and color‚ new genres included gangster‚ musicals‚ news reporting‚ historical
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placed in our city. With the implementation of the new sculpture‚ we‚ as a city are digging ourselves into an economic hole. One example of this is the Picasso sculpture in Chicago. With all that money spent very few civilians were in favor of the painting. Given the size of the population of our city in comparison to that of Chicago‚ even the slightest number of people in favor this sculpture in our city will not compensate for the money spent. Do we as a community‚ really want to spend thousands of
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The 1930’s Food! The 1930’s cuisine was very simple and extremely rationed. The people in the 30’s just didn’t have the money to afford for themselves and kids all the time. The food was mostly given to men and children in soup/ bread lines for those who couldn’t afford food. The food was simple and inexpensive; the goal was to produce a lot of food with as little ingredients as possible. I’m sure the bread was bland and the chowders and soups were plain but it’s what the people of this struggling
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In the 1940s Americans were in the middle of a world war and depression. Americans were dealing with the challenges of living through a war and depression; people of color were dealing with additional hardships. The biggest problem they faced was Jim Crow laws or legal segregation. Through the hard times‚ baseball became America’s favorite pastime. Baseball was a passion for a large percent of the population no matter the race but the color line in American baseball excluded players of black African
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