Y/M/D | Description | Place |
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1932/00/00 | Auditorium Building undergoes a major renovation, hoping to capitalize on the tourist trade generated by the Century of Progress Exposition | Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University, Chicago |
1933/00/00 | Wieboldt-Rostone House is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition | Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
1933/00/00 | Clarence Hammerstein takes six citrus trees to the World's Fair in Chicago and wins the Century of Progress Medal. | |
1933/00/00 | House of Tomorrow is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition | Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
1933/00/00 | Cypress Log Cabin, by Architect Murray D Heatherington, is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition | Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
1933/00/00 | Developed and manufactured jointly ARMCO and the Ferro Enamel Corp, the Armco-Ferro House by architect Robert Smith Jr, is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition. | Armco-Ferro House, Beverly Shores, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
1933/00/00 | Florida Tropical House is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition | Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
1934/00/00 | Adler Planetarium was an exhibition building at Century of Progress, 1933-1934 | Adler Planetarium, Chicago |
1934/05/26 | Leaving Denver at 7:04 am, the Zephyr makes a non-stop 1,015 mile (1,633 km) trip to Halsted Street station in 13 hours 5 minutes. The train's average speed was 77 mph (124 kmh) and a top speed of 112.5 mph (181 kmh). The Burlington's standard passenger | Pioneer Zephyr, Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry |
1934/05/27 | Dr Julius Hess and Martin Couney open "Living Babies in Incubators" at the Chicago World's Fair grounds. Operating over the next 18 months, The infant incubator exhibit was built at a cost of $75,000 ($1.4 million today). |
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