John Glenn speaks in Seattle at the 1962 World's Fair.

The Space Age was in its infancy and the fair looked to the future - the 21st Century and the future of humans breaking free of the Earth.

Cosmonaut Gherman Titov, the second human to orbit the earth, visited the fair and spoke of not seeing God or angels during his flight. John Glenn, fresh from his flight in February, had a rebuttal for Titov and was followed by hundreds of people as he walked the grounds.

Vice President Lyndon Johnson was there the same day as Glenn, as well as New York governor, and future Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller.

And the King was there -- Elvis Presley, filming "It Happened at the World's Fair."

President John F. Kennedy, who had opened the fair from Florida with the touch of a telegraph key, was scheduled to attend the closing ceremonies in October.

He wasn't able to make it, however, citing a bad cold. In actuality, the President was getting heavily involved in the unfolding Cuban missile crisis.

The 1962 World's Fair closed with fireworks and ended its six-month run in the black. The grounds became today's Seattle Center.

Is the 21st Century turning out to be all they thought it would be back in '62? In some ways, perhaps. But the Century's young yet…