Event
The 1st World Science Fiction Convention opens in New York City
2 Jul 1939 · 40.71° N, 74.01° W
What the records say
- When
- 2 Jul 1939
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N, 74.01° W
- Description
- The 1st World Science Fiction Convention opens in New York City.
Placed at the area around the town its text names, New York City.
1st World Science Fiction Convention
1st Worldcon (1939)
The 1st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was held on 2–4 July 1939 in the Caravan Hall in New York City, New York, in conjunction with the New York World's Fair, which was themed as "The World of Tomorrow". It was later retroactively named "NyCon I" by Forrest J Ackerman.
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