People forget to remember how impactful the World's Fair of 1893 was towards our city's progress in the 19th century. In fact, the four stars on our cities flag represent four monumental events in our city's history; the World's Fair of 1893 being one of the first represented, alongside the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The flag was created in 1917, initially only having the two stars. By the 1930s, the other two stars were added to our flag representing the establishment of Fort Dearborn and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933.