Hemisfair '68
Exposición Internacional de San Antonio
World Exposition held in San Antonio TX from April to October 1968
San Antonio · Texas · United States of America
🗓️ When?
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- Recurrence
- one-off
📍 Where?
- Town
- San Antonio
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States of America
- How precise?
- the festival's own coordinate
ℹ️ Details
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6 through October 6, 1968. Local businessman and civic leader Jerome K. Harris Sr. coined the name HemisFair and conceived the idea for the fair, hoping it would unite all the cultures that comprise San Antonio and solidify the city's reputation as a cultural and historic destination. With help from commissioner Henry B. Gonzales and other San Antonio leaders, the fair materialized and helped transform the city from a cowtown to one of the largest cities in the country. The theme of the fair was "The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas", celebrating the many nations which settled the region. The fair was held in 1968 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio in 1718. More than thirty nations and fifteen corporations hosted pavilions at the fair.
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