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The Great Fairs
1. 1851, London, England - The Great Exhibition
  
  The Great Exhibition was held in Hyde Park, London, England from May 1 to October 11, 1851 and is considered the first world's fair. It took place in the Crystal Palace designed by Joseph Paxton.
  
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2. 1889, Paris, France - Universal Exposition of 1889
  
  The Exposition Universelle de 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from May 6, to October 31, 1889. Remembered most for the Eiffel Tower.
  
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3. 1893, Chicago, United States - World's Columbian Exposition
  
  The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago, Illinois, United States from May 1 to October 31, 1893. It celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World.
  
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4. 1904, Saint Louis, United States - Louisiana Purchase Exposition
  
  The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was held in the St. Louis, Missouri, United States from May 1 to October 31, 1904. The Fair celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase.
  
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5. 1915, San Francisco, United States - Panama-Pacific International Exposition
  
  Staged to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, and drawing over 19 million visitors in only nine months, the Pan-Pacific International Expo rose like a literal jewel from the ashes of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
  
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6. 1933-34, Chicago, United States - A Century of Progress International Exposition
  
  A Century of Progress International Exposition was held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. Its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms".
  
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7. 1939-40, New York, United States - The 1939-40 New York World's Fair
  The 1939-40 New York World's Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, was one of the largest world's fairs of all time. The fair ran for two seasons and over 44 million people attended.
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8. 1939-40, San Francisco, United States - Golden Gate International Exposition
  
  The Golden Gate International Exposition was held in San Francisco, California to celebrate the opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. The exposition's first season ran from February 18, 1939 through October 29, 1939 and its second season was from May 25, 1940 through September 29, 1940.
  
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9. 1958, Brussels, Belgium - Expo '58
  
  Expo 58 was held in Brussels, Belgium from April 17 to October 19. It was the first major World's Fair after World War II.
  
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10. 1964-65, New York, United States - The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair
  The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The fair ran for two seasons and took place without sanctioning from the Bureau of International Expositions.
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11. 1967, Montreal, Canada - Expo 67
  
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12. 1970, Osaka, Japan - Expo '70
  
  Expo '70 was held in Osaka, Japan from March 15 and September 13, 1970. This was the first World's Fair held in Japan, 77 countries participated and over 64 million visitors attended.
  
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13. 2010, Shanghai, China - Expo 2010
  
  World Expo Shanghai 2010 will be held in Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31. Its theme is "Better City, Better Life."
  
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- Greyhound Escorter
  
  By Randy Treadway · Posted 2 hours ago
  
  A pigeon has landed on her hat too. The plaza was full of pigeons. There was a photographer manning a "photo opportunity" spot right in the middle. There are a number of photos with his signboard leaning against the Electriquette. But here is something cool. There are SO many photos at this spot with a pigeon sitting on a passenger's head, I have to think maybe the photographer had a trained pigeon to fly out there and do that.
- Greyhound Escorter
  
  By RalphQuinn · Posted 3 hours ago
  
  Probably not as dangerous to pedestrians as the average grocery store cart, since they were made of wicker. A bump would just dump you into a pretty lady's lap!
- Night time at the Fair
  
  By RalphQuinn · Posted 4 hours ago
  
  Too bad a breeze was blowing, rippling the surface, or the reflection would have been picture-perfect. But that's a minor quibble for such a great shot.
- Parrot and Toucan Electric Utility Show at GE
  
  By speedwell · Posted 4 hours ago
  
  It's funny how often Disney goes back to that same concept. In EPCOT Center's World of Motion: "The Bird and the Robot" show And even later at a D23 demo with Otto the autonamatronic
- Parrot and Toucan Electric Utility Show at GE
  
  By Bill Cotter · Posted 4 hours ago
  
  Amazingly I can still remember the exact address 40+ years later. 344 North Main Street. It looks like the ground floor is now a lighting store but it was a Chinese restaurant back then.
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