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Expo (short for "exposition", an also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the mid-19th century. The official sanctioning body is the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), translated in English as the International Exhibitions Bureau (though sometimes rendered as the Bureau of International Expositions). BIE-approved fairs are divided into a number of types: universal, and international or specialized. They usually last between 3 and 6 months. In addition, countries can hold their own 'fair', 'exposition', or 'exhibition', without BIE endorsement.

Trivia about world's fair

  • In Queens, you can visit the Unisphere, built for this 1964 event
  • Starting June 1, 2000 the largest ever of these global showcases will be held in Hanover, Germany
  • This Osaka event lasted March 15-Sept. 13 & had as many as 835,000 visitors in one day
  • The trylon & perisphere are on the jacket of David Gelernter's book about this 1939 event
  • Our country's first of these was held in a crystal palace in NYC's Bryant Park in 1853 & lost $300,000
  • In this 1985 novel, E.L. Doctorow recalled life & the Expo in NYC during the 1930s

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