Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent, shaping US policies and contributing to events like the Louisiana Purchase, Texas annexation, and the ...

"Manifest destiny," a phrase Donald Trump used Monday as he promised to take the Panama Canal, is a call to domination and earasure.

Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history class. That is until President Trump's inaugural address last month, when he used it to call for America to ...

Trump mentioned 'Manifest Destiny' in his inaugural speech. Here's what it means for Canada The term was coined in the mid-1800s but the idea behind it existed well before that ...

President William McKinley, regarded as a leading exponent of “Manifest Destiny” in his expansionist policies, photographed in 1900 on the porch of his family home in Canton.

The Panama Canal, Greenland, Canada, Gaza. Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest Destiny ...

6 takeaways from Trump’s inaugural address Donald Trump went big on building himself up as a hero triumphing over evil, and he leaned in on “Manifest Destiny.” ...

Trump wants to carry out another “manifest destiny” —but this time on Mars.. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and ...

President Trump vowed to send astronauts to Mars during his second inaugural address. "We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars," he said, promising to send astronauts to plant the ...