Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:World's_Fair
|
| gptkbp:annualVisitors |
44,932,000
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1940-10-27
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Expo_1958_Brussels
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Expo 1939 New York
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park |
| gptkbp:notableBuilding |
gptkb:Trylon_and_Perisphere
The Unisphere (added for 1964 fair) |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Time_Capsule_buried
First public demonstration of air conditioning World premiere of the film 'Drums Along the Mohawk' First appearance of Batman in comics (at the fair) First public demonstration of color photography First public demonstration of fluorescent lighting First public demonstration of nylon First public demonstration of the View-Master Introduction of television to the public World premiere of the film 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' World premiere of the film 'The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle' Release of the song 'Over the Rainbow' World premiere of the film 'Babes in Arms' World premiere of the film 'Bachelor Mother' World premiere of the film 'Beau Geste' World premiere of the film 'Dark Victory' World premiere of the film 'Destry Rides Again' World premiere of the film 'Gone with the Wind' World premiere of the film 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' World premiere of the film 'Gunga Din' World premiere of the film 'Intermezzo' World premiere of the film 'Jesse James' World premiere of the film 'Love Affair' World premiere of the film 'Ninotchka' World premiere of the film 'Of Mice and Men' World premiere of the film 'Stagecoach' World premiere of the film 'The Light That Failed' World premiere of the film 'The Little Princess' World premiere of the film 'The Mikado' World premiere of the film 'The Old Maid' World premiere of the film 'The Rains Came' World premiere of the film 'The Roaring Twenties' World premiere of the film 'The Saint in London' World premiere of the film 'The Three Musketeers' World premiere of the film 'The Under-Pup' World premiere of the film 'The Wizard of Oz' World premiere of the film 'The Women' World premiere of the film 'Union Pacific' World premiere of the film 'Wuthering Heights' World premiere of the film 'Young Mr. Lincoln' World premiere of the film 'Zaza' World premiere of the film 'The Great Victor Herbert' World premiere of the film 'The Saint Strikes Back' World premiere of the film 'The Man in the Iron Mask' World premiere of the film 'Stanley and Livingstone' World premiere of the film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' World premiere of the film 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' World premiere of the film 'The Cat and the Canary' World premiere of the film 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' World premiere of the film 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' |
| gptkbp:notablePavilion |
gptkb:British_Pavilion
gptkb:French_Pavilion gptkb:Japanese_Pavilion gptkb:IBM_Pavilion gptkb:Vatican_Pavilion gptkb:Futurama gptkb:Belgian_Pavilion gptkb:Polish_Pavilion gptkb:American_Jubilee gptkb:Aquacade gptkb:Czechoslovak_Pavilion gptkb:Ford_Pavilion gptkb:General_Motors_Pavilion gptkb:Italian_Pavilion gptkb:Railroads_on_Parade gptkb:USSR_Pavilion gptkb:Westinghouse_Time_Capsule |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:1939_New_York_World's_Fair
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Expo_1937_Paris
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1939-04-30
|
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Building_the_World_of_Tomorrow
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:World's_Fair
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|