The New York World’s Fair opened on #ThisDayInHistory in 1939. The fairgrounds exhibited new technology such as FM radio, robotics, fluorescent lighting, and a crude fax machine. To learn more, visit the link in our bio. https://history.visitlink.me/V85NE8 🎥 man gives commands to robot with telephone; robot walks / NY World's Fair; 1939 | HISTORY

Before Alexa and Siri there was...Elektro the Moto-Man! From our archival film series, "Reel America," a look back at the 1939 World's Fair. Watch more of "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" Saturday at 4:20 pm ET on C-SPAN 2. #FlashbackFriday | American History TV

On this day in history, the 1939 World's Fair began in New York City,...