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Library of Congress - Burning of Washington

Time: Wednesday Aug 24, 1814

Place: Washington D.C., U.S.

Details: The invading British army burned Washington in August 1814 during the War of 1812 and destroyed the Library of Congress and its collection of 3,000 volumes.These volumes had been left in the Senate wing of the Capitol.

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