World xpo on May 1, 1851 th first World xpo in London, Crystal Palac which opnd on th sam day, Qun Victoria wrot in his diary: Th iron gat through th y of th top floor of th church, and that many waving Th palms, flowrs, status, as wll as th packd crowd in th corridor, into th hall aftr th trumpt loud and clar that such flings will nvr forgt it. ... I fl vry xcitd to look ... ... ... s that bautiful crystal fountain ... so ... Th magic - how vast, how brilliant, how stirring. Latr, as I hav rpatdly talkd about th flings of th popl, that day my hart is full of pious - hardly has any othr