On this date in 1965, the second consecutive New York World's Fair opened at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Perhaps best noted for its "Unisphere" globe as the central iconic design, the previous year's fair opened on April 22, boasting Ford Motor Company's premiere the new Mustang. With a theme of "Peace Through Understanding," the fair comprised over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, featuring 80 nations, 24 US states, and over 45 corporations covering 646 acres. The fair was organized by NYC's "master builder," Robert Moses and was noted as a showcase of mid-20th-century American culture and technology. In many ways, the fair was an extravagant trade show covering many products produced in America at the time for transportation, living, and consumer electronic needs in a way that would never be repeated at future world fairs in North America. The term "World's Fair" was used only in the United States. Officially, it is called a "World Expo."
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