Sesquicentennial International Exposition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:attendance	approximately 6 million
gptkbp:closed	1926-11-30
gptkbp:commemorates	150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:exhibits	gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy foreign pavilions
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Century_of_Progress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sesquicentennial International Exposition
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:Liberty_Bell
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:South_Philadelphia
gptkbp:motto	In Commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of American Independence
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Sesqui-Centennial_Stadium gptkb:Smith_Memorial_Arch Liberty Bell replica
gptkbp:notableEvent	parades boxing matches air shows fireworks displays first public demonstration of television by Philo Farnsworth
gptkbp:opened	1926-05-31 President Calvin Coolidge
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:City_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Panama–Pacific_International_Exposition
gptkbp:significance	financial losses low attendance urban development in South Philadelphia
gptkbp:theme	Progress and Freedom
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1926_Sesquicentennial_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8