John Pearce sits down with historian Dr. John Hepp to look back on the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the first U.S. World's Fair during the country's 100th anniversary. John explains how Philadelphia was chosen as the venue and what the event looked like.
They explore the tie between the 1876 World's Fair and the Civil War, plus John explains his process for heavily researching the event and discusses the countries and cultures involved.
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(Original air-date: 5/28/26)
