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feb 29, 1844 - In a Special Message to Congress and an Executive Order to U.S. diplomatic and consular officers, announces the death of the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy, and a federal judge in an accidental explosion from a large gun on the steamship Princeton

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feb 29, 1844
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~ 182 years ago