It was the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing that created an interest in thehistory of the Olympic Games. When we read about an important meeting at the United Nations in New York, we want to know more about the UN organization.Likewise, the success of the 2010 Shanghai Expo has started us thinking about what a World Expo, or Exposition, is. We want to find out where the ideastarted and what is special about it. Question: When we read about an important meeting at the United Nations in New York, we want to know more about United States.