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2. Panama–Pacific International Exposition - Wikipedia

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   Panama–California Exposition. 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 ...

3. Palace of Fine Arts - Wikipedia

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   Palace of Fine Arts. /  37.80278°N 122.44833°W  / 37.80278; -122.44833. The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art. It was constructed from concrete and steel, and the ...

4. Operation Sea-Spray - Wikipedia

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   Operation Sea-Spray was a 1950 U.S. Navy secret biological warfare experiment in which Serratia marcescens and Bacillus globigii bacteria were sprayed over the San Francisco Bay Area in California, in order to determine how vulnerable a city like San Francisco may be to a bioweapon attack. [1] [2] [3] [4]

5. Panama–California Exposition - Wikipedia

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   Panama–Pacific International Exposition (San Francisco) The Panama–California Exposition was a world exposition held in San Diego, California, between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917. The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, and was meant to tout San Diego as the first United States port of call for ships traveling ...

6. Marina District, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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   The Marina District is a neighborhood located in San Francisco, California. The neighborhood sits on the site of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, staged after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to celebrate the reemergence of the city. Aside from the Palace of Fine Arts, all other buildings were demolished to make the current ...

7. Golden Gate International Exposition - Wikipedia

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   The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) (1939 and 1940), held at San Francisco 's Treasure Island, was a World's Fair celebrating, among other things, the city's two newly built bridges. The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. The exposition opened from February 18, 1939, through October ...