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1844
1844 -
Notre Dame
U of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana -
House of Representative
Recontre between Reps Weller & Shriver, US House of Representative -
Footlong gun explodes!
12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes -
Treaty of Annexation
Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States -
Telegraphed News
1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot -
Julia Gardiner
US pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC -
Charlotte
Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC -
Iron Ore
Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains -
James Polk
James K Polk elected 11th president of US -
1st dental use
1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct