United States Centennial Exposition

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Centennial_International_Exhibition_of_1876
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 10 million
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II
gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
President Ulysses S. Grant
gptkbp:category gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States
gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia
1876 in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:closed November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Centennial_Medal
gptkb:Centennial_Tower_(planned,_not_built)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_commemorative_coins
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alfred_T._Goshorn
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Centennial Exposition
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Subsequent_World's_Fairs_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Memorial_Hall_(now_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art_annex)
gptkb:Centennial_District_in_Philadelphia
gptkb:Promotion_of_women's_achievements_(Women's_Pavilion)
Introduction of new technologies to the public
Popularization of bananas in the U.S.
Increased international recognition of American industry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainBuilding gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building
gptkb:Machinery_Hall
gptkb:Horticultural_Hall
gptkb:Memorial_Hall
gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkb:Women's_Pavilion
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone
gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkb:Heinz_ketchup
gptkb:Remington_typewriter
Root beer
Banana (first widely introduced to Americans)
about 37 countries
Hires root beer
gptkbp:opened May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:purpose Celebrate 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance First official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:theme Progress and innovation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Philip_Sousa's_Centennial_March
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6