16 months into his term President Zachary Taylor became the second Chief Executive to die in office and with him died what could have been the last chance of preventing the impending Civil War.

The Volunteer State reputation was anchored further during the Mexican-American War of 1848, when President James K. Polk of Tennessee called for 2,600 volunteers and 30,000 Tennesseans answered ...

The closing vice president odds had Walz at -300 in the ... 50.8 1840 William Henry Harrison 234 52.9 1844 James K. Polk 170 49.5 1848 Zachary Taylor 163 47.3 1852 Franklin Pierce 254 50.8 1856 ...

Ironically, this move so angered Taylor that he did leave the Army and successfully ran for president in 1848. In a further irony, Polk declined even to run for reelection in 1848, sparing ...

Republican Jill Altringer and Democrat John Forbes are vying for a seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors representing ...

past president of Polk County and Iowa Pharmacy Associations. What is the most important issue facing Polk County and how would you address it in office? Altringer: Polk County residents are ...

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

Former Husky Ja'Lynn Polk warms up for the Seattle Seahawks before catching a TD pass. / Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Seattle has been very good to Ja'Lynn Polk, providing the wide receiver with a ...