1967 International and Universal Exposition

Expo '67 was held from April 27th to October 29th 1967, it was a world fair where nations would come to Montreal to show off there culture, what there country is like, there achievements and even some of there artwork . It was the biggest fair in the world, it set the record for most attendences on its third day, 569,000 people visited the fair and also 62 nations were involved with the fair. Over 50 million people from around the world came to the event, the planners of the project did not expect for its over populated attendence. The opening ceremony was invitation only and Prime Minister Pearson kicked off the event by lighting the Expo Flame. 7,000 people, media and reporters attended the opening ceremony and it was broadcasted on live television in colour (which was a big deal back then). The theme of the Expo was Internationalism, it was very important and represented the nations sharing their cultures. The Soviet Union pavillion was attended by 13 million people and was one of the highest pavillions visited, Canadas pavillion had 11 million visiters. The Expo ended on October 29th with blowing out the flame and fireworks going off as all the machines and rides got shut down. To this day some of the buildings from the Expo are still there in Montreal and are in use, they left them there to show off that the Expo has been there. I think that Expo '67 was a very proud moment in Canada because it brought nations from all over the world to come together and learn about eachothers cultures.

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