Wednesday, April 30, 2014
1939 New York World's Fair Opens -- April 30, 2014
75 years ago, on 30-April-1939, the New York World's Fair opened in Flushing Meadows. The theme of the fair was "Dawn of a New Day." The Trylon and the Perisphere were symbols of the fair. The Perisphere contained a model city of the future. The opening ceremony, including President Franklin D Roosevelt's speech, was televised.
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