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| 9/1/10 |
The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. doesn't just have over 33 million books; it also has 12 million photographs, millions of maps, sheet music, and other manuscripts. Its holdings make it largest library in the world; and having been founded in 1800, it is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. - Provided by The World Almanac 2010
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| 9/2/10 |
Many U.S. Presidents have been college educated, and the college with the most alumni in the Oval Office is Harvard, but of the 43 men to have served as president, eight never went to college: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Grover Cleveland (who was both the 22nd and 24th president). - Provided by The World Almanac 2010
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