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1844
Events
January–March
January 15
– The
University of Notre Dame
, based in
the city of the same name
, receives its charter from
Indiana
.
February 27
– The
Dominican Republic
gains independence from
Haiti
.
February 28
– A gun on the
USS Princeton
explodes while the boat is on a
Potomac River
cruise, killing 2
United States Cabinet
members and several others.
March 8
– King
Oscar I
ascends to the throne of
Sweden–Norway
upon the death of his father
Charles XVI/III John
.
March 12
– The
Columbus and Xenia Railroad
, the first railroad planned to be built in
Ohio
, is chartered.
March 21
– The
Bahá'í calendar
begins.
March 23
– The
Edict of Toleration
is passed, allowing Jews to settle in the
Holy Land
.
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