Ereignis
A gun on the USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing U.S. Secretary of State Abel Upshur
28. Feb. 1844 · 38.80° N, 77.04° W
Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 28. Feb. 1844
- Art
- Ereignis
- Koordinaten
- 38.80° N, 77.04° W
Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, USS Princeton disaster of 1844.
Zusammenfassung
A gun on the USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing U.S. Secretary of State Abel Upshur, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer and four other people. President John Tyler is below decks and is uninjured.
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