1982 World's Fair Knoxville

1982 World's Fair Knoxville Event Button Museum
Category
Event
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1982 World's Fair Knoxville button back Event Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
World's Fair
Text on Button THE 1982 WORLD'S FAIR KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE ©1982 K I E E
Image Description

Black text and a red illustration of flames on a white background
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 inch
Year / Decade Made
1982
1980s
Additional Information

The 1982 World’s Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee with the theme “Energy Turns the World”.  It opened on May 1, 1982 and closed on October 31, 1982 after receiving over 11 million visitors.  New inventions featured at the Knoxville World’s Fair included touch screen display screens, shelf-stable milk, and Cherry Coke from Coca-Cola.  Nations from all over the world participated in the fair- the Peruvian exhibit featured a mummy that was studied at the fair and Hungary sent a large, automated Rubik’s Cube for display (the Rubik’s Cube’s inventor being Hungarian).
Catalog ID EV0618