In 1844, James K. Polk became the first dark horse candidate to win the presidency, beating Henry Clay. Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K. Polk was an avowed ...

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...

James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate ... The British refused to relinquish their hold on British North America and a compromise was reached, extending the border between the United ...

In 1845, President James K. Polk embraced a similar vision for territorial expansion. He supported Texas annexation-then controlled by pro-slavery Anglo American settlers that had declared ...

The Era of Censored Social Media Is Over — for America The Battle for Religious Liberty Is Far from Over Is Donald Trump the Next James K. Polk? Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks during ...