Royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:endDate |
June 15, 1939
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gptkbp:hostedBy |
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
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gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother |
gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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gptkbp:notableFor |
first reigning British monarch to visit Canada
first reigning British monarch to visit the United States |
gptkbp:occurredIn |
1939
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gptkbp:purpose |
strengthen ties between United Kingdom and North America
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gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Niagara_Falls
gptkb:Ottawa gptkb:Quebec_City gptkb:Toronto gptkb:Washington,_D.C. |
gptkbp:significance |
symbolized support for Canada and the United States before World War II
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gptkbp:startDate |
May 17, 1939
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gptkbp:visitedBy |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1938_Empire_Exhibition,_Glasgow
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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