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The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, which are generally the heads of the federal executive departments...

Timeline of Events

1844

2.28.1844

A gun on USS ''Princeton'' explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight people, including two United States Cabinet members.

1889

2.9.1889

The United States Department of Agriculture is established as a Cabinet-level agency.

1933

3.4.1933

Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.