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en-wikipedia-org-5585		Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	8400	1006	58	Termed "the nation's attic"[6] for its eclectic holdings of 154 million items,[4] the Institution's 19 museums, 21 libraries, nine research centers, and zoo include historical and architectural landmarks, mostly located in the District of Columbia.[7] Additional facilities are located in Maryland, New York, and Virginia. When Hungerford died childless in 1835,[13] the estate passed "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men", in accordance with Smithson's will.[14] Congress officially accepted the legacy bequeathed to the nation and pledged the faith of the United States to the charitable trust on July 1, 1836.[15] The American diplomat Richard Rush was dispatched to England by President Andrew Jackson to collect the bequest. Skorton took the reins of the institution on July 1, 2015.[92] Upon Skorton's announced resignation in 2019, the Board selected Lonnie Bunch III, the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the 14th secretary.[93]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5585.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5585.txt