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安德魯‧卡內基 (Andrew
Carnegie) 捐錢蓋圖書館
1901年3月12日
你有沒有向別人招募過慈善捐款呢？做為世界上最有名的工業家之一，安德魯‧卡內基回饋大筆錢，給使他成為有錢人的國家：美國。這筆錢的數目很大。在1901年的3月12日，這位蘇格蘭移民捐給紐約市政府520萬美金的經費來興建65間圖書館分館。卡內基還繼續以自己的財力，在各地興建更多的圖書館、學校，以及公共建設。這個慷慨的人到底是誰呢？
Do you practice charitable acts for others? Andrew Carnegie, one of the world's most famous industrialists, believed in giving back to the country that helped him become a wealthy man--the United States. He did it in a big way! On March 12, 1901, the Scottish immigrant offered the city of New York $5.2 million for the construction of 65 branch libraries. Carnegie went on to use his fortune to build more libraries, schools and public foundations. Who was this generous man?
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