Note: I was going to upload a video of the 1962 worlds fair but noticed someone else already did. You can view it here:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ae3_1179421819
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_21_Exposition
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http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/05/29/2526106/seattle-celebrates-worlds-fair.html
Seattle celebrates World's Fair 50th anniversary

For those of you who visited the 1962 World's Fair in
Seattle - and I was among you, at age 13, traveling with my family from
Oregon, pioneer-style, in a Safari Airstream travel trailer - this
summer's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the fair will be a trip
down memory lane. "The Next Fifty" runs through Oct. 21 at
Seattle Center, with a boatload of exhibits, entertainment and community
and family events that, say organizers, "honors the past, celebrates
the present and envisions future possibilities." Among them: •
"Tutankhamen: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" features more than
100 objects from King Tut's tomb and ancient sites that represent some
of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of Egyptian history.
Come face-to-face with a 10-foot statue of the pharaoh; the boy king's
golden sandals created specifically for the afterlife; and jewelry,
furniture and other ceremonial items. Through Jan. 6 at Pacific Science
Center. • The Seattle Marathon 10K Run for The Next Fifty, Aug.
25, will start and end at Seattle Center, and travel through downtown
Seattle, past Pike Place Market and the Alaskan Way Viaduct. •
"Nirvana," an exhibit of what's billed as the most extensive collection
of memorabilia celebrating the music and history of the Seattle grunge
band, runs through April 22, 2013, at Experience Music Project. •
Historic Seattle Center walking tours allow visitors to experience the
cultural, architectural and historical legacies of Seattle's
space-inspired 1962 fair. The 90-minute walks are led by guides from the
Museum of History and Industry and the Seattle Architectural
Foundation. Details: seattlehistory.org. • Pacific Northwest
Ballet presents a multi-media retrospective of sci-fi television and
film, with works by Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland and others, plus a
fly-by through the solar system, Sept. 30. For more events, go to seattlecenter.com or call 206-684-7200.
By: BloodyPeasant
In: Other
Tags: seattle 1962 worlds fair, world's fair, century 21, 50th anniversary
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States (load item map)
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