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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and number of books...
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1800
4.24.1800
The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
1851
12.24.1851
Library of Congress burns.
2003
1.27.2003
The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.