Happy 224th birthday to Library of Congress! President John Adams approved legislation #onthisday in 1800 authorizing $5,000 for purchase of “books as may be necessary for the use of Congress.” The LOC now serves all Americans and is the world’s largest library.
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#OTD 1800: President John Adams signed into law the creation of the #LibraryOfCongress , along with an appropriations bill of $5,000.00 for “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress.” landmarkevents.org/library-of-con… #USHistory
A beautiful sight to see the #LibraryOfCongress reading room. #WashingtonDC #USCapitol #ClassicArchitecture
🇺🇸📚 #OTD 24 April 1800, the #LibraryOfCongress was established when President #JohnAdams signed an act of congress appropriating $5,000 'for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress ... and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them.'
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Apr 24, 1800 POTUS #JohnAdams signed a bill creating the #LibraryOfCongress which became the world's largest library.
April 24, 1800 The #LibraryofCongress was established. Today it's the world’s largest #library with more than 140 million items, including maps, photographs, films, and recordings, on 650 miles of bookshelves. About 10,000 items are added Every Workday! It's a #NationalTreasure !
#onthisdayinhistory the #LibraryofCongress was established. on #April24 in the year 1800 the Library of Congress was established with an appropriation of $5,000. It is a repository of information containing more than 103 million items today. it is in #Washington #DC . #history
Today, April 24, is the #anniversary of the U.S. Congress approving an act in 1800 to create the Library of Congress, which has become one of the world's greatest libraries. #LibraryOfCongress
#OnThisDay in 1800, the construction of the Library of Congress was commissioned.
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📚 On April 24, 1800, the Library of Congress of USA was established, boasting over 170 million items. As the world's largest library, it houses invaluable collections, from historical documents to modern resources. #LibraryOfCongress
You’re on a desert island. You have high-speed internet access but can only load one site.
What do you choose?
We would point our browser to loc.gov
It was founded on this day in 1800. The library, not the website LOL.
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#StreetPhotography walk about.
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On This Day In History IV:
The #LibraryOfCongress was officially founded as President John Adams approved the $5,000 appropriation to acquire “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress.” @LibraryCongress is now the largest library in the world.
Source: Britannica
So much to see in our nation's capital. #washingtondc #capital #whitehouse #fordstheatre #smithsonian #georgetown #libraryofcongress #stpatrickschurch #theoldpostofficetower #lincoln #monument
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#OnThisDay 1800: The Library of Congress is established in Washington, D.C., becoming one of the world's largest and most important libraries. #LibraryOfCongress #USA #Libraries 📚
Celebrating Congressional Approval and the Library of Congress 📚🏛️ #LibraryOfCongress #CongressApproval #CulturalHeritage #LiteraryLegacy #PreservingKnowledge #AuthorRegistration
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