1845-1849 | Buchanan served as secretary of state under James Polk. This came at a time of great national expansion, with the U.S. nearly doubling in size during Polk's term.1848 | Buchanan ...

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 ...

President James Polk reports to Congress on the discovery ... Fremont, who loses the election to Democrat James Buchanan. On May 21, a crowd of 800 pro-slavery Missourians ransacks the town ...

REMEMBERING THE UNITED STATES 15TH PRESIDENT ON THE DAY HE WAS BORN. CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF JAMES BUCHANAN. AND THIS WAS A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY THAT IS DONE EVERY YEAR AROUND THE TIME OF HIS ...

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 ...

In July Mary was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son. James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan, was a positive influence and James was a capable scholar. A succession of ...