Who is James K. Polk?” his opponents in the 1844 presidential election mockingly asked. Two centuries later, the question is ...

President James K. Polk has returned to the White House as commentators find the thread of his themes in the man who brought ...

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that ...

The Journal said that Trump has told White House visitors that he admires Polk, known for his championing of America’s ...

“ Canada is a sovereign state, yes ,” Pete Hoekstra told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He’s a former congressman ...

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 ...

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 ...

Numerous other cholera pandemics followed, killing hundreds of thousands of people, including both the eleventh and twelfth presidents of the United States, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor.

Sharon Phox was awarded the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 4, which is northern Virginia.

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 ...

Anti-Catholic sentiment in the States gave men like John Riley little reason to continue to pay allegiance to the stars and stripes Francine Uenuma Page 1 of 1 Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...