Ajit Pai @AjitPai
OTD in 1829, English scientist James Smithson died. Per his will, if his nephew died without heirs, his estate would go to the US—where he’d never been—for “an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” That came to pass—and in 1846, the @smithsonian was created. https://t.co/tUgbA3xIAX — PolitiTweet.org
