Library of Congress celebrates its 202nd (ISH) birthday

Library of Congress celebrates its 202nd (ISH) birthday!.

Today, the Library of Congress celebrates its 202nd birthday. On April 24, 1800, President John Adams approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of \”such books as may be necessary for the use of congress.\”

The books, the first purchased for the Library of Congress, were ordered from London and arrived in 1801. The collection of 740 volumes and three maps was stored in the U.S. Capitol, the Library\’s first home. President Thomas Jefferson approved the first legislation defining the role and functions of the new institution on January 26, 1802.

April 24, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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