1939–1940 New York World's Fair

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 44 million
gptkbp:area 1,216 acres
gptkbp:closed October 27, 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Expo_58
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1939–1940 New York World's Fair
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
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Alaska Pavilion
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Dutch Antilles Pavilion
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Guadeloupe Pavilion
Guam Pavilion
Hawaii Pavilion
Indochina Pavilion
Manchukuo Pavilion
Martinique Pavilion
Panama Canal Zone Pavilion
Puerto Rico Pavilion
Siam Pavilion
Tahiti Pavilion
Tibet Pavilion
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gptkbp:opened gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
April 30, 1939
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_Corporation
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1937_Paris_Exposition
gptkbp:president gptkb:Grover_Whalen
gptkbp:significantEvent First public demonstration of television
Introduction of nylon
Release of the View-Master
First appearance of color photography by Kodak
First appearance of fluorescent lighting
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Building_the_World_of_Tomorrow
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1940_New_York_World's_Fair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7