World's Fair in Chicago Celebrates 'Century of Progress'

In May 1933, Chicago hosted the World's Fair, providing a country mired in the Great Depression with some much-needed entertainment.

Planning for the fair had begun in 1928, but the stock-market crash the following year convinced many that the "Century of Progress" exhibition would be a fiasco. By 1933, New Deal reforms were taking effect, and conditions were starting to improve.