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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:1939_Royal_Tour
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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photographs
stamps
coins
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gptkbp:countryTraversed
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1939
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gptkbp:followedBy
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subsequent royal tours in Canada
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Royal visit of 1939
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first reigning British monarch to visit North America
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:British_Royal_Family
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother
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gptkbp:precededBy
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no previous royal visit by reigning monarch to North America
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gptkbp:purpose
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strengthen ties between United Kingdom and North America
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gptkbp:significance
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symbolized unity of British Empire
demonstrated support for Canada before World War II
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gptkbp:visitedCity
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gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Quebec_City
gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hotel_Vancouver
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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