1939–1940 New York World's Fair

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1939–1940_New_York_World's_Fair

GPTKB entity

Statements (131)

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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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