His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...

In 1844, James K. Polk became the first dark horse candidate to win the presidency, beating Henry Clay. Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K. Polk was an avowed ...

Born: November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina... James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate, laid out his foreign policy and domestic aims early, achieved them in one term ...

The slogan of James K. Polk’s supporters in the 1844 presidential campaign was “54° 40′ or Fight,” referring to their desire to take a substantial slice of what would eventually become ...

Not since the presidency of James K. Polk, circa 1845, has a single president made such a large change as Joe Biden in the territorial scale of the United States. Polk, however, expanded America’s ...

“54°40′ or Fight” was the slogan of supporters of James K. Polk in the 1844 presidential campaign, referring to their desire to take a substantial slice of what would eventually become ...

On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K. Polk. Congress authorized acceptance of the Smithson bequest ...

After eight years of sometimes heated debate, an Act of Congress signed by President James K. Polk on Aug. 10, 1846, established the Smithsonian Institution as a trust to be administered by a ...

The state will celebrate its 178th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 28. President, James K. Polk first signed a bill admitting Iowa into the Union back on Dec. 28, 1846. You can read more about Iowa's ...

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