On Dec. 5, 1848, in an address to Congress, President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had ...

IN the Lenox Library of New York city may lie seen the literary relics of the late George Bancroft, which that institution purchased in 1893 from the executors of his estate, after Congress had ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life of former President James K. Polk in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol Nov. 2 in honor of Polk’s 227th ...

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The president was tired — very tired. He had accomplished most of his goals and, simply, he was worn out. And so the president decided not to run for re-election. Among his other peculiarities, the ...