But with one difference: In 1848, ... America was at war with Mexico, a conflict President James Polk justified in terms that eerily anticipated Putin’s claims on Crimea.

Polk becomes president, Nov. 5, 1844 By Andrew Glass. 11/05/2013 05:07 AM EST. Link Copied. On this day in 1844 ... Beginning with the presidential election of 1848, ...

Even after the presidential election of 1848, in which Polk’s own party candidate was defeated by the Whigs, the pressure upon this Democratic President continued strong, under the apparent ...

In his single term from 1845 to 1849, President James K. Polk extended the United States from sea to shining sea. ... On Feb. 2, 1848, Polk signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Buchanan would run for president himself in 1856, and his one term just prior to the Civil War is considered among the worst in American history. Buchanan is often blamed for standing idly by ...

In 1825, Polk entered the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat where he became a vocal supporter of President Andrew Jackson. 10 years on, Polk was elected to become the Speaker of the House.

In 1848 a Swiss emigrant discovered gold in California; an American army fought its way into Mexico City, thereby concluding a war that added a million square miles to the national territory.

PRESIDENT POLK'S WILL; SET ASIDE, GIVING POLK PLACE TO THE HEIRS AT LAW. Share full article. May 25, 1892. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

THE great achievements of President Polk’s administration were four in number : ... according to Polk’s Diary record of January, 1848, since he should have delivered it orally.