Timeline May 1893

Events in May 1893 2

• 1893 World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago World's fair marking Columbus's arrival in the Americas The fair opened on May 1, 1893, on Chicago's South Side, drawing over 27 million visitors before closing that October. It introduced the first Ferris wheel, built by George Ferris, and showcased new technologies including alternating-current electric lighting.
• 1893 Panic of 1893 Stock market crash triggers severe U.S. depression A wave of railroad bankruptcies and bank failures culminated in a stock market crash in early May 1893, including the collapse of the National Cordage Company. The resulting depression brought widespread unemployment and business failures across the United States for several years.