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Library of Congress - The largest fire in the library's history

Time: Wednesday Dec 24, 1851

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

Details: On December 24, 1851, the largest fire in the library's history destroyed 35,000 books, about two–thirds of the library's collection and two-thirds of Jefferson's original transfer.

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