Sesquicentennial International Exposition

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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