United States Sesquicentennial Exposition

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The United States Sesquicentennial Exposition was a 1926 world's fair held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sesqui-Centennial Exposition ⓘ
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition ⓘ
category 1926 in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Anniversary events ⓘ
History of Philadelphia ⓘ
World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
city Philadelphia ⓘ
classification Bureau International des Expositions recognized exposition ⓘ
closed 1926-11-30 ⓘ
commemoratedDocument United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
commemoratedEvent 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryCelebrated United States of America ⓘ
endYear 1926 ⓘ
followedBy Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ
hasAnniversaryNumber 150 ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasSubject American history ⓘ
United States independence ⓘ
location Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mainCelebratedCity Philadelphia ⓘ
notableFeature historical exhibits on American independence ⓘ
notableStructure Exhibition Tower of Light ⓘ
opened 1926-05-31 ⓘ
organizedBy City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

United States federal government ⓘ
precededBy Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
purpose celebration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
significantYear 1776 ⓘ
1926 ⓘ
startYear 1926 ⓘ
theme Sesquicentennial of American Independence ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
venue League Island Park ⓘ
South Philadelphia ⓘ

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Benjamin Franklin Bridge → openedFor → United States Sesquicentennial Exposition ⓘ
JFK Stadium → openedFor → Sesquicentennial Exposition ⓘ
linked to: United States Sesquicentennial Exposition
United States Sesquicentennial Exposition → alsoKnownAs → Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition ⓘ
linked to: United States Sesquicentennial Exposition
United States Sesquicentennial Exposition → alsoKnownAs → Sesqui-Centennial Exposition ⓘ
linked to: United States Sesquicentennial Exposition
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium → openedFor → United States Sesquicentennial Exposition ⓘ
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium → builtFor → Sesquicentennial International Exposition ⓘ
linked to: United States Sesquicentennial Exposition