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1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial [13] 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria [30] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed. 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition [30]
1982 World's Fair: United States: Knoxville: Specialised Expo Energy Turns the World: Sunsphere: 11.00 42 [13] 30 [13] 16 05/1984 – 11/1984 1984 World's Fair: United States: New Orleans: Specialised Expo The World of Rivers– Fresh Water as a source of life: Convention Center: 7.35 350 33.99 [14] 15 03/1985 – 09/1985 Expo 85 (Tsukuba ...
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1492. [ 1] The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that ...
1984 Louisiana World Exposition. / 29.94444°N 90.06250°W / 29.94444; -90.06250. The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. The fair was held from May 12 to November 11, 1984, and ...
The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair was a world's fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, behind the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated, and more than 44 million people attended ...
The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. [ 1 ] Among other things, it celebrated the ...
The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and nearly 350 American companies. The 646-acre (261 ha) fairground consisted of ...
1962 Seattle. / 47.62139°N 122.35083°W / 47.62139; -122.35083. The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a world's fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962, in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] [2] Nearly 10 million people attended the fair during its six-month run.