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| In 1846, while serving in the United States Congress, John Quincy Adams helped pass a bill establishing the Smithsonian Institution. A bequest from British scientist James Smithson supplied the resources to found what is now the largest museum complex in the world. | ||||||
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| United States (Culture); Smithsonian Institution; Adams, John Quincy (U.S. president) | ||||||
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