49 51 52 | Senate passes stop-gap funding bill for federal government December 19, 2018

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/politics/government-shutdown-congress-trump-border-wall/index.html

Get that, December 19, 2018, 'Washington' keeps government going... through February 8, 2019.

12/19/18 = 12+19+18 = 49
2/8/2019 = 2+8+20+19 = 49 
Washington = 5+1+1+8+9+5+7+2+6+5 = 49 

From December 19 to February 8, 2019 is 51-days later or a span of 52.