America's World's Fairs

America's World's Fairs offered Americans an opportunity to learn about new tools and technology, encounter different cultures, and be informed of the very nature of their world. In this program, Historian Jack Burkett discusses the history and impact of World’s Fairs, examining the where, when, what, and why of the Fairs, surveying many of them -- along with some accompanying events that made them stand out in history.