湖畔风城
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#或或或#2021-05-26On Monday, February 24, 1890, Congress selected Chicago as the site of the World’s Fair. It had been a long battle, but the city prevailed against New York, St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and other smaller rivals. In the end, the battle had been between Chicago and New York City. New York journalists led the attack on Chicago, giving it the moniker of “Windy City” not for the wind that lashed residents but for the hot air emanating from the mouths of its poli-ticians and boosters as they fought to get the exposition.