On March 3, 1845, Florida became a state. The very next day, James Knox Polk was inaugurated president of the United States. Sixteen years later in Florida, what had been part of Hillsborough and ...

but highly consequential one-term "dark horse" Democratic president, James Knox Polk of Mexican War fame and infamy. It was a war historians have generally labeled a land grab, even a crime.

James K. Polk, the original "dark horse ... Died: June 15, 1849. Polk was the last strong president before Lincoln, and he achieved most of the stated domestic goals of the Democratic Party ...

It’s not often that you hear the name of President James Knox Polk in modern political discourse. But the 11th president’s name is back out there, thanks to the admiration of the 47th ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature. In 1825 ...

Congress passed Public Law 116-9 in 2019 directing the study be conducted of the only surviving residence associated with Polk besides the White House. President James Knox Polk lived in the ...