1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Sesquicentennial_International_Exposition
gptkbp:attendance	about 6 million
gptkbp:closed	November 30, 1926
gptkbp:commemorates	150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:exhibits	art exhibits international pavilions industrial exhibits
gptkbp:financialOutcome	financial failure
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Century_of_Progress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition
gptkbp:legacy	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (later JFK Stadium)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:Liberty_Bell
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:South_Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Sesqui-Centennial_Stadium Liberty Bell replica
gptkbp:notableEvent	first public demonstration of television by John Logie Baird
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh President Calvin Coolidge
gptkbp:opened	President Calvin Coolidge May 31, 1926
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:City_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Panama–Pacific_International_Exposition
gptkbp:theme	Progress and Patriotism
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Century_of_Progress_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7