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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company prepared time capsules for two world's fairs. They are both buried 50 feet below Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, the site of the fairs. Time Capsule I was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair and Time Capsule II was created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The second capsule is placed ten ...
The 1964 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states , and nearly 350 American companies.
1964 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Expo 64 – Schweizerische Landesausstellung; 1964–1965 – New York City, United States [108] – 1964/1965 New York World's Fair (note: not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions) – Unisphere; 1965 – Munich, Germany – International Exhibition of Transport and Communication [129]
The World's Fair originally was supposed to contain a five-story World of Food pavilion, [354] which was dismantled shortly before the fair opened. [355] WFC officials wanted the World of Food pavilion demolished because it was located near the fair's main entrance and would not be completed in time for the fair's opening. [356]
The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair epitomized that. It’s time for another world’s fair to spur on a fresh wave of innovation and herald a new era of confidence in the 21st century.
The time capsule is due to be opened 100 years from the burial date, in the capsule's centennial year of 2075. 4 July 1975 4 July 2025; 4 months' time () Seward: Nebraska: The largest time capsule in the world is located in Seward, Nebraska, containing over 5,000 items, one of which is a Chevy Vega. It opens on 4 July 2025. [92] [93]
Inside the centennial time capsule, officials found 15 artifacts dating back to 1924 and earlier, including a film of the 1921 groundbreaking for the memorial, the 1917 Declaration of War and a ...
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City on Wednesday showed off an excavated century-old time capsule, revealing a cornucopia of early 20th-century relics, artifacts and documents.