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United States Sesquicentennial as World Marks Independence
An expansive retrospective tracks America's 150th anniversary of independence amid notes on the Declaration of Independence, its signers led by Jefferson and Adams, and the global reach of the commemorations. It previews Philadelphia and New York events, the 1876 centennial, and the 1920 Philadelphia exposition with vast pavilions, uniforms, and international displays, including Sweden and other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Atlantic
United States of America
Lexington and Concord
Cambridge
Philadelphia
Vincennes
Yorktown
Paris
England
Independence Hall
London
Weble
Georgia
New World
Indepeidiich
Tlis
Richard Henry “Lee
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Jefferson
Franklin
Adama
Congress
John Hancock
Massachusetts
Sinai
New York
Washington
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Webster and
Peabody
Vlaltor
Grand Court
Arts and Manufacturers
Palace of Agriculture
United States
Palace of Education
Palace of Fine Arts
Apien
William Penn
Europe
Spain
Sweden
John Morton
Great Britain
Holland
Norway
Denmark
France
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Tunis
Liberia
China
Japan
India
Persia
Egypt
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Haiti
Panama
Nicaragua