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[[Image:Unisphere.jpg|thumbnail|right|350px|View of the New York World's Fair from the observation towers of the New York State Pavilion; the [[Unisphere]] is at the left]]The '''1964/1965 New York World's Fair''' was the third major [[world's fair]] to be held in New York City.<ref>[http://archny.org/history/1960-1980.html Archdiocese History], Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved November 5, 2007.</ref> Hailing itself as a "Universal and Internat(contracted; show full)

The fair is best remembered as a showcase of mid-20th century American culture and technology. The nascent Space Age, with its vista of promise, was well-represented. More than 51 million people attended the fair, less than the hoped-for 70 million. It remains a touchstone for New York-area [[Baby Boomers]], who visited the optimistic fair as children before the turbulent years of the [[Vietnam War]], cultural changes and increasing struggles for civil rights.
  

== Controversial beginnings ==
The 1964/1965 Fair was conceived by a group of New York businessmen who fondly remembered their childhood experiences at the 1939 New York World's Fair and wanted to provide that same experience for their children and grandchildren. Thoughts of an economic boom to the city as the result of increased tourism was also a major reason for holding another fair 25 years after the 1939/1940 extravaganza. Then-New York City mayor, [[Robert F. Wagner, Jr.]], commissioned [[Frede(contracted; show full)

In 1995, [[PBS]] produced ''The 1964 World's Fair'', a 52-minute [[documentary film|documentary]] about the fair, narrated by [[Judd Hirsch]].
  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000055XOB |title=The 1964 World's Fair: Narrated By Judd Hirsch: Movies & TV |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>

In the 2010 movie ''[[Iron Man 2]]'', Flushing Meadow Park is where the fictional Stark Expo 2010 and Stark Expo 74 take place.

=== Use in sports ===
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*New York native band [[They Might Be Giants]] has paid homage to the fair several times:<ref>[[TMBW:1964 World's Fair|1964 World's Fair at ''This Might Be a Wiki'']]</ref>
:* "[[Ana Ng]]" mentions the line "All alone at the Sixty-Four World's Fair / Eighty dolls yelling 'Small Girl After All'", a direct reference to the fair and the "It's a Small World" attraction.  It also mentions the [[DuPont
|DuPont]] Pavilion.
:* The band made the music video for their single "[[Don't Let's Start]]" at the former fair site, in Queens, New York. 
:* The band performed a cover of the theme song to the Carousel of Progress ("[[There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow]]") on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Meet the Robinsons (soundtrack)|Meet the Robinsons]]''.
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==Bibliography==
*''World's Fair Legacies'' William P. Young.
  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nywf64.com/legacies01.shtml |title=World's Fair Legacies - Page One |publisher=Nywf64.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
*''Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Today'' William P. Young.  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nywf64.com/fmcp01.shtml |title=Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Today - Page One |publisher=Nywf64.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
*''International Participation in the New York World's Fair 1964-1965'' Sharyn Elise Jackson.  <ref>[http://nywf64.com/intpar00.01.shtml ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref>
*Editors, Time-Life Books ''Official Guide: 1964-1965 New York World's Fair'' . Book Sales: 1963-1965.
*''Third Supplemental Report on New York World's Fair 1964 -1965 Corporation Covering Operations from Inception to December 31, 1966''. October 26, 1967.  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nywf64.com/farewell06.shtml |title=Farewell to the Fair - Page Six |publisher=Nywf64.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
*''The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: Creation and Legacy''. Bill Cotter, Bill Young. Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 0-7385-5745-5.  <ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher |first=Amy |url=http://www.qgazette.com/news/2008/0723/Review |title=Front Page &#124; www.qgazette.com &#124; Queens Gazette |publisher=www.qgazette.com |date=2008-07-23 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
* ''The End of the Innocence: The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair''. Lawrence R. Samuel. Syracuse University Press, 2007.
* [[New York Public Library]] archives of '64-'65 World's Fair. Manuscripts & Archives Division of Fair Administration, Construction, Maintenance, Participation, and Public Relations.  <ref>[http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/nywf64.pdf ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.westland.net/ny64fair New York 1964-1965 World's Fair]
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