On April 24, 1800 President John Adams signed a law establishing this.
- The Library of Congress
- The US Military Academy
- The Coast Guard
- The National Observatory
On April 24, 1800 President John Adams signed a law establishing this.
The Library of Congress. A clause in the law that moved the government from Philadelphia to Washington, DC provided $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress” and an apartment in the Capitol Building to hold them.