New York World's Fair

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international exposition world's fair

The New York World's Fair was a major international exposition held in Queens, New York, in the 1960s that showcased futuristic technology, architecture, and consumer products to millions of visitors.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
1964 New York World’s Fair	11
1964–1965 New York World's Fair	7
1964–1965 New York World’s Fair	4
1964 New York World's Fair	3
1964–65 New York World's Fair	2
1965 New York World's Fair	2
1965 New York World’s Fair	1
New York World's Fair canonical	1
New York World's Fair (1964–1965)	1
New York World's Fair 1964–1965	1
Unisphere (1964 New York World's Fair, symbolic successor)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
approximateVisitors	51000000 ⓘ
category	1964 in New York City ⓘ 1965 in New York City ⓘ History of Queens, New York ⓘ World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
cityBorough	Queens ⓘ
closed	1965 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1965-10-17 ⓘ
featuredAttraction	Carousel of Progress ⓘ Futurama ride ⓘ Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln ⓘ It's a Small World (After All) ⓘ surface form: It’s a Small World Sky-Streak cabin monorail ⓘ
featuredStructure	Ford Pavilion ⓘ General Motors Futurama pavilion ⓘ IBM Pavilion ⓘ New York State Pavilion ⓘ U.S. Pavilion ⓘ Unisphere ⓘ
focus	consumer products ⓘ futuristic technology ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ
heldAt	Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ
mainVenueToday	Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ
motto	Peace Through Understanding ⓘ
notableExhibitor	AT&T ⓘ Ford Motor Company ⓘ General Motors ⓘ IBM ⓘ United States Steel Corporation ⓘ surface form: United States Steel The Walt Disney Company ⓘ surface form: Walt Disney Productions
opened	1964 ⓘ
organizer	Robert Moses ⓘ
predecessor	Century 21 Exposition ⓘ
president	Robert Moses ⓘ
recognizedByBIE	no ⓘ
slogan	Peace Through Understanding ⓘ
startDate	1964-04-22 ⓘ
successor	Expo 67 ⓘ
symbol	Unisphere ⓘ
theme	Peace Through Understanding ⓘ
timePeriod	1960s ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ford Mustang → unveiledAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park → majorEventHosted → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair

Corona Park → hasEventHistory → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair

Trylon and Perisphere → replacedBy → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unisphere (1964 New York World's Fair, symbolic successor)

It's a Small World (After All) → firstPerformanceAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: "It's a Small World (After All)"

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World's Fair

Queens, New York City, New York, United States → hostedEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: Queens

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Primeval World Diorama → inspiredByEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Peace Through Understanding → mottoOf → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

Peace Through Understanding → associatedWithEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

Unisphere → commissionedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion → designedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

New York State Pavilion → associatedWithEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

IBM Pavilion → exhibitedAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

IBM Pavilion → event → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World's Fair

IBM Pavilion → event → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1965 New York World's Fair

Ford Pavilion → exhibitedAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: Ford Pavilion (1964 New York World's Fair)

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World's Fair

Ford Pavilion → exhibitedAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: Ford Pavilion (1964 New York World's Fair)

this entity surface form: 1965 New York World's Fair

Ford Pavilion → partOf → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: Ford Pavilion (1964 New York World's Fair)

this entity surface form: New York World's Fair 1964–1965

Carousel of Progress → previousLocation → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Carousel of Progress → openingDateAtLocation → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln → firstShownAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

New York Hall of Science → foundedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Queens Theatre → associatedEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Queens Theatre → associatedEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1965 New York World’s Fair

Flushing Meadows Carousel → openedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–65 New York World's Fair

Flushing Meadows Carousel → significantEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–65 New York World's Fair

Fountain of the Fairs → eventAssociation → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

Tent of Tomorrow (remnant structure) → constructedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World's Fair

Rocket Thrower sculpture → commissionedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

subject surface form: Rocket Thrower

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Queens Museum Panorama of the City of New York → createdFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair

Queens Museum → panoramaCreatedFor → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair

New York World's Fair (1939–1940) → followedBy → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York World's Fair (1964–1965)

Mexican Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair (1964–1965) → locatedInEvent → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair

Disney’s It’s a Small World theme → firstUsedAt → New York World's Fair ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 New York World’s Fair