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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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 →
endDate	1965-10-17 →
featuredAttraction	Carousel of Progress → Futurama ride → Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln → 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 → 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 (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Corona Park ("1964–1965 New York World’s Fair") →	hasEventHistory
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ("1964–1965 New York World’s Fair") →	majorEventHosted
Trylon and Perisphere ("Unisphere (1964 New York World's Fair, symbolic successor)") →	replacedBy
Ford Mustang →	unveiledAt