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World's Fair Park in 2019, with the Sunsphere and Tennessee Amphitheater in the background. By 1996, World's Fair Park was subject to 14 plans to redevelop the site, all of which were unsuccessful. [49] In the same year, Knoxville and the 1982 World's Fair were featured prominently in an episode of The Simpsons, "Bart on the Road". In the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2024. This article is about the year 1982. For other uses, see 1982 (disambiguation). 1982 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise from top-left: the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies besiege the city of Hama, killing 350–400 ...
Pages in category "1982 World's Fair" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * 1982 World's Fair; B.
A March 1996 episode of The Simpsons, "Bart on the Road", features the Sunsphere. [17] Bart and three friends (Nelson, Martin, and Milhouse) travel to Knoxville to visit the World's Fair, only to learn they are over a decade too late. In the episode, the Sunsphere has become a dilapidated storage warehouse for a wig store called the Wigsphere. [18]
Pre-Teen World Telethon: April 23, 1982: 99: 21: The People's Global Golden Choice Awards: May 1, 1982: Third World performs. 100: 22: 3D Stake from the Heart: May 14, 1982: 101: 23: Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers: May 21, 1982: Guest starring Carl Perkins. 102: 24: Chariots of Eggs: June 5, 1982: Hall and Oates perform. 103: 25: Battle of ...
May 1 – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. Over 11 million people attend the fair during its 6-month run. May 2 – The Weather Channel is begun in the U.S.
The Tennessee Amphitheater was built for 1982 World's Fair [1] and was designed by structural engineer Horst Berger, part of McCarty Bullock and Holsaple, architects of Knoxville (led by architect Bruce McCarty, the Master Architect of the 1982 World's Fair), and Geiger Berger, structural engineers of New York City.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...