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World's Fair

World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations"...

Timeline of Events

1904

4.30.1904

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.

1933

5.27.1933

The Century of Progress World's Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois.

1962

4.21.1962

The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.

2010

4.30.2010

Hailed as the largest World's Fair in history, Expo 2010 opens in Shangai, China.