Template:Did you know nominations/1964 New York World's Fair

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:11, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

1964 New York World's Fair

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Attractions at the 1964 New York World's Fair

• ... that the organizer of the 1964 New York World's Fair canceled a set of popular rock-and-roll concerts because he hated the genre? Source: Tirella, Joseph (2013). Tomorrow-Land: The 1964–65 World's Fair and the Transformation of America. Lyons Press. pp. 240–241.
  • ALT1: ... that the organizer of the 1964 New York World's Fair blamed "a bunch of clowns in Paris" for not approving the fair? Source: Tirella 2013, pp. 40–41.
  • ALT2: ... that at the 1964 New York World's Fair, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors alone accounted for $110 million worth of exhibits? Source: "Big 3's World's Fair Costs Will Reach $110 Million". The New York Times. April 5, 1964.
  • ALT3: ... that despite lagging attendance at the 1964 New York World's Fair, its organizer rejected nearly every suggestion to increase attendance? Source: Tirella 2013, p. 268.
  • ALT4: ... that one magazine called the 1964 New York World's Fair "the ultimate marketing bonanza of [its] time"? Source: Yarbrough, John F. (June 1996). "Fair Game: Yesterday's Dream, Today's Collectibles". Sales and Marketing Management. Vol. 148, no. 6. p. 26.
  • ALT5: ... that the most popular day of the 1964 New York World's Fair was its final day? Source: "World's Fair Closes as Financial Flop". Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1965. p. 12.
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Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 657 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:01, 17 June 2024 (UTC).

• Article passed GAR in the last seven days and meets length requirements. Article is article is well-sourced, neutral, and copyvio-free; only pings on Earwigs are for some long proper titles. QPQ has been completed. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; AGF on offline sources. I think ALT0 and ALT1 are the strongest hooks. Morgan695 (talk) 17:16, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Good work on the GA Epicgenius. i contributed to the article some time ago and I see that got condensed. All good. Bruxton (talk) 15:08, 18 June 2024 (UTC)