17 October 1965 October 16, 2011 Author: Staff The New York World’s Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 000 000 people had attended the two-year event. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark." Samuel Johnson — Click here for more from Samuel Johnson Related posts: 11 August 1965 25 September 275 Categories: History Tags: 17 October, 1965