World's Fair 1939

Fishko Files | May 18, 2010

On the 1939 World's Fair in New York

Seventy years ago, in the spring of 1939, New Yorkers - as well as visitors from all over the globe - were treated to a spectacular World’s Fair. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tell us, it was happening at one of the most perilous moments in history. Here is the next Fishko Files...

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