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During that same year, the 1982 World's Fair opened in Knoxville, which Butcher and a group of fellow Knoxville business leaders had helped to attract. The fair was considered a success and brought in more than 11 million people over its six-month run. The World's Fair site is still in use today as a municipal park in downtown Knoxville.
Before the fair, the site was used as a railroad yard. The land was converted into park space for the 1982 World's Fair. [1] After the fair closed in October 1982, the site was cleaned up; the city had to demolish pavilions, remove graffiti, and remove homeless individuals from the remaining abandoned buildings.
Visit Knoxville reopened the Sunsphere observation deck on February 22, 2022. The floor offers a 360-degree view stretching from downtown to the Great Smoky Mountains, including World's Fair Park, the Tennessee River, and the University of Tennessee Campus. Visitors can also view a 1982 World's Fair timeline, gallery, memorabilia, and gift shop.
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1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
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In 2018, Boyd was indicted on state-level charges of kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder. [9] Four of the five defendants (Eric Boyd, Letalvis Cobbins, Lemaricus Davidson, and George Thomas) had multiple prior felony convictions. [10] After a jury trial, Davidson was convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection.
1981 – Knoxville Community Food Cooperative organized. [22] 1982 – 1982 World's Fair held; [11] Sunsphere built. 1983 Knoxville Opera Company active. Halls Cinema in business. [17] 1984 – Doyle Park established. [23] 1985 – Riverview Tower built. 1987 – Victor Ashe becomes mayor. 1988 WCKS radio begins broadcasting.