Historically speaking, the Mexican-American War, which occurred from 1846 to 1848, was the first major U.S. military combat conducted on foreign soil. It was fought between an ideologically divided and...
The Mexican-American War was a bloody war fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The armed struggle holds a very important place in the history of the...
When America was at its most crucial point (perhaps a tipping point), a 48-year-old Democratic Party politician by name Franklin Pierce was elected as president. Pierce, the 14th President of...
Briefly president of the United States from March 1849 until his unexpected death in July 1850, General Zachary Taylor is much more remembered and lauded for his exploits as a...
James K. Polk, America’s 11th president, was a Tennessee based politician who made sure that his term in the White House was one that reinforced the Manifest Destiny. Serving for...