Event
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
20 Feb 1915 · 37.80° N, 122.45° W
What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 1915
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 37.80° N, 122.45° W
- Description
- In San Francisco, the Panama–Pacific International Exposition is opened.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Panama–Pacific International Exposition.
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
1915 world's fair in San Francisco, California, US
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
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