Expo 1964 (New York)

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Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance over 51 million
gptkbp:BIERecognition not recognized by Bureau International des Expositions
gptkbp:city gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1965-10-17
gptkbp:followedBy Expo 1967 (Montreal)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Expo 1964 (New York)
gptkbp:legacy New York State Pavilion remains
influenced Disney theme parks
Unisphere remains in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Unisphere
gptkbp:memberState 80
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Great_Moments_with_Mr._Lincoln
gptkb:It's_a_Small_World
gptkb:Carousel_of_Progress
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:US_Royal_Tire_Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:IBM_Pavilion
gptkb:New_York_State_Pavilion
gptkb:Pepsi-Cola_Pavilion
gptkb:Unisphere
gptkb:Ford_Pavilion
gptkb:General_Motors_Futurama
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:General_Motors_Futurama_II
gptkb:Sinclair_Dinoland
gptkb:Ford's_Magic_Skyway
gptkb:US_Royal_Giant_Tire_Ferris_Wheel
First public demonstration of color TV by RCA
First public demonstration of computer terminals
First use of touch-tone telephones
Pope Paul VI visited in 1965
Debut of Disney's Audio-Animatronics
Vatican Pavilion displayed Michelangelo's Pietà
First public demonstration of the animatronic Vatican Pavilion displayed Michelangelo's Pietà
First use of credit cards at American Express Pavilion
First public demonstration of the computer mouse by Douglas Engelbart (at IBM Pavilion)
First public demonstration of the animatronic General Motors Futurama II
First public demonstration of the animatronic Carousel of Progress
First public demonstration of the animatronic Ford Magic Skyway
First appearance of the Ford Mustang
First public demonstration of the video phone
First public demonstration of the animatronic Abraham Lincoln
IBM's 'The Information Machine'
Introduction of Belgian Waffles to US
First public demonstration of the animatronic US Royal Giant Tire Ferris Wheel
Pepsi's 'It's a Small World'
First public demonstration of the animatronic dinosaurs by Sinclair Oil
First public demonstration of the Picturephone by Bell System
First public demonstration of the animatronic IBM's 'The Information Machine'
First public demonstration of the animatronic Pepsi's 'It's a Small World'
First public demonstration of the animatronic Sinclair Dinoland
First public demonstration of the animatronic Belgian Waffles to US
First public demonstration of the animatronic children in 'It's a Small World'
First public demonstration of the animatronic Ford's Magic Skyway
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:AT&T
gptkb:American_Express
gptkb:DuPont
gptkb:Eastman_Kodak
gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:General_Motors
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Procter_&_Gamble
gptkb:Walt_Disney
gptkb:Vatican_Pavilion
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric
gptkb:American-Israel_Pavilion
gptkb:Pepsi-Cola
gptkb:Johnson_Wax
gptkb:Chrysler
gptkb:Sinclair_Oil
gptkb:Bell_System
gptkb:American_Bible_Society
gptkb:United_States_Steel
Canada (absent)
France (absent)
Soviet Union (absent)
United Kingdom (absent)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:1964_New_York_World's_Fair
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Robert_Moses
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Expo_1962_(Seattle)
gptkbp:startDate 1964-04-22
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Peace_Through_Understanding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Expo_67,_Montreal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6